ABSTRACT Although the first appointment of women judges in Pakistan dates back to 1974, a significant appointment of female judges from 2009 onward has caused a jump in female representation to more than one third in family courts: a quiet move during the tumultuous years of the so-called Chaudhry Court. The challenge in this scenario was whether this change would only be temporary or whether it would also lead to substantial and accountable inclusion. This paper adopts mixed methods to scrutinize the extent of the adherence to the principle of gender equality in the judiciary as per international treaties to which Pakistan is signatory. It starts by retracing the historical steps of the appointment of female judges in Pakistan and then investigates the everyday interactions and preoccupations of women judges in their daily management of justice. The findings elucidate how the global agenda impacts local expectations and conceptualizations of gender representation within and beyond the state.

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巴基斯坦女法官

摘要尽管巴基斯坦的第一位女法官任命可追溯至1974年，但自2009年以来的大量女法官任命已使女性在家庭法院中的任职人数跃升至三分之一以上：在如此动荡的年代中，这是一个悄悄的举动。叫乔杜里法院。在这种情况下，面临的挑战是这种变化是只是暂时的还是是否还会导致实质性和负责任的包容。本文采用混合方法，根据巴基斯坦已签署的国际条约，仔细研究司法机构对性别平等原则的遵守程度。它首先回顾了巴基斯坦任命女法官的历史步骤，然后调查了女法官在日常司法工作中的日常互动和关注。