Mental health and justice

Mental health and justice

Forensic psychiatry, the link between psychology and law, has undergone a transformation within the Pakistani justice system. Building on the foundations laid by the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 to address mental health, the Qanun-i-Shahadat Ordinance of 1984 further emphasized the role of expert… Continue Reading Mental health and justice