Associate Professor Moeen Cheema
PhD ANU; LLM Harvard; LLB London
Associate Professor and Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow
ANU College of Law
Areas of expertise
- Comparative Law 180106
- Legal Theory, Jurisprudence And Legal Interpretation 180122
- Law And Society 180119
- Islamic Studies 220403
- Legal Institutions (Incl. Courts And Justice Systems) 180120
Biography
Moeen Cheema is an Associate Professor at the ANU College of Law, and an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow. Moeen has considerable experience of research, teaching and consultancy in the fields of comparative public law, criminal law, and legal and political developments in South Asia.
Moeen’s research is interdisciplinary and draws on critical approaches to law. He is especially interested in constitutional politics and judicial review; criminal justice systems; intersection of state and Islamic law; and post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.
With an LLM from Harvard Law School and an LLB (Honours) from the University of London, Moeen has completed his PhD at ANU Law the history of the law and courts in postcolonial Pakistan.
Publications
- Cheema, M 2022, 'A Supreme Court or a Constitutional Jirga?', in Sten Widmalm (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Autocratization in South Asia, Routledge, TBA, pp. 173-182.
- Cheema, M 2021, Courting Constitutionalism: The Politics of Public Law and Judicial Review in Pakistan, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom.
- Cheema, M & Aziz, S 2021, 'From Nation to State: Constitutional Founding in Pakistan', in Kevin YL Tan and Ridwanul Hoque (ed.), Constitutional Foundings in South Asia, Hart Publishing, Oxford, pp. 63ââ¬â90.
- Cheema, M & Yousaf, F 2020, 'Constitutionalizing a Perpetual Transition: The ‘Integration’ of the Pashtun ‘Tribal Areas’', International Journal of Constitutional Law, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 1405ââ¬â1428.
- Cheema, M 2018, 'Two steps forward one step back: The non-linear expansion of judicial power in Pakistan', International Journal of Constitutional Law, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 503-526pp.
- Cheema, M 2018, 'Pakistan: The state of liberal democracy', International Journal of Constitutional Law, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 635-642.
- Cheema, M 2016, 'Developments in Pakistani Constitutional Law', in Richard Albert, David Landau, Pietro Faraguna and Simon Drugda (ed.), Global Review of Constitutional Law, Clough Centre for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, Boston, pp. 155-159.
- Cheema, M 2016, 'The Politics of the Rule of Law', Michigan State International Law Review, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 449-493.
- Cheema, M 2016, 'THE "CHAUDHRY COURT": DECONSTRUCTING THE "JUDICIALIZATION OF POLITICS" IN PAKISTAN', Washington International Law Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 447-487.
- Cheema, M 2016, ''Election disputes' or disputed elections?: Judicial (non-)review of the electoral process in Pakistan', in Po Jen Yap (ed.), Judicial Review of Elections in Asia, Routledge, New York, pp. 69-83.
- Cheema, M & Gilani, I, eds, 2015, The Politics and Jurisprudence of the Chaudhry Court 2005-2013, Oxford University Press, Karachi, Pakistan.
- Cheema, M 2015, 'The Chaudhry Court: Rule of Law or Judicialization of Politics?', in M H Cheema, I S Gilani (ed.), The Politics and Jurisprudence of the Chaudhry Court 2005-2013, Oxford University Press, Karachi, Pakistan, pp. 179-221.
- Cheema, M & Kamran, A 2014, 'The Fundamentalism of Liberal Rights: Decoding the Freedom of Expression under the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms', The Loyola University Chicago International Law Review, vol. 79, no. 11, pp. 1-24.
- Cheema, M 2012, 'Beyond Beliefs: Deconstructing the Dominant Narratives of the Islamization of Pakistan's Law', American Journal of Comparative Law, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 875-917.
- Cheema, M 2012, Pakistan's clash of institutional authority.
- Cheema, M & Mustafa, A 2009, 'From the Hudood Ordinances to the Protection of Women Act: Islamic Critiques of the Hudood Laws of Pakistan', UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law, vol. 8, no. 2008-2009, pp. 1-48.
- Cheema, M & Shah, S 2008, 'Police Order 2002: Police Reforms in Pakistan', in Ali, S.M and Saquib, M. A (ed.), Devolution and Governance Reforms in Pakistan, Oxford University Press, Karachi, pp. 221-236.
- Cheema, M 2008, 'Judicial Patronage of 'Honor Killings' In Pakistan: The Supreme Court's Persistent Adherence to the Doctrine of Grave and Sudden Provocation', Buffalo Human Rights Law Review, vol. 14, p. 22.
- Cheema, M 2006, 'Gender Discrimination: Exploring Judicial Bias in the Superior Courts of Pakistan', in Ghaznavi, D and Khan, B, A. (ed.), GENDER CHALLENGES, Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York, pp. 91-107.
- Cheema, M 2006, 'Cases and Controversies: Pregnancy as Proof of Guilt under Pakistan's Hudood Laws'', Brooklyn Journal of International Law, vol. 32, p. 40.
- Cheema, M & Shah, S 2006, 'Corporate Governance in Developing Economies: The Role of Mutual Funds in Corporate Governance in Pakistan', Hong Kong Law Journal, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 341-364.
- Cheema, M 2006, 'Forgotten Lessons: One Year After The Earthquake', South Asian Journal, vol. 14.
- Cheema, M 2006, 'The Appraisal for Government Compensation Scheme for Citizens Affected by the October 8 Earthquake', Pakistan Horizon, vol. 59, no. October 2006.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Justice and Security Reform in North-western Pakistan (Primary Investigator)
- Rule of Law Impact of CPEC (Pakistan) (Primary Investigator)
- Promoting Criminal Justice System Reform (Pakistan) (Primary Investigator)
