VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistan Lawyers Press for Reinstatement of Jud

By Claudia Blume
Hong Kong
13 May 2008

The former president of Pakistan's Supreme¹ Court Bar Association says lawyers will continue to protest until the country's judiciary is restored.  Claudia Blume reports from Hong Kong.

Muneer Malik says Pakistan's legal community is prepared to organize protests to demand the re-instatement of judges fired last year.

But the former president of the Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association says the manner of protest will have to be carefully chosen.

"The challenge now would be - in what manner do we protest that we can come to an objective and at the same time not provide an excuse or an opportunity to interventionist forces which would mean again the army to step in and say: well there is chaos² in the cities, on the streets, and the only way to enforce law and order is for the army to step in," Malik said.

Malik spoke³ in Hong Kong, where the Asian Human Rights Commission awarded him with this year's Asian Human Rights Defender⁴ Award.  It honors the role that Pakistani lawyers played in upholding the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law last year, after President Pervez Musharraf dismissed 60 of the country's high court judges and declared a state of emergency.  Malik was arrested for leading protests.

The coalition⁵ partners who replaced Mr. Musharraf's government after February elections have struggled to agree on how to reinstate the judges.

On Monday, Nawaz Sharif said his Pakistan Muslim League - N party would pull out of the government after talks about the issue collapsed⁶.  The PML-N wants the unconditional⁷ reinstatement of the judges.  Its coalition partner, the Pakistan People's Party wants to link reinstatement to constitutional reforms.  This includes retaining the judges Mr. Musharraf installed in November. 

Malik says most lawyers oppose to the PPP's proposal.

"Our position is that if you talk about a constitutional amendment⁸, then you are really admitting that what happened on November third was lawful⁹ and that you need another law to set it aside," Malik said.

Malik says there is one condition under which he would accept the retention¹⁰ of the judges Mr. Musharraf appointed. He says they will first need to be scrutinized¹¹ by parliament and the chief justice to be tested on their competence¹² and integrity.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

5 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

6 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

7 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

8 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

9 lawful   

adj.法律许可的，守法的，合法的

参考例句：

• It is not lawful to park in front of a hydrant.在消火栓前停车是不合法的。
• We don't recognised him to be the lawful heir.我们不承认他为合法继承人。

10 retention   

n.保留，保持，保持力，记忆力

参考例句：

• They advocate the retention of our nuclear power plants.他们主张保留我们的核电厂。
• His retention of energy at this hour is really surprising.人们惊叹他在这个时候还能保持如此旺盛的精力。

11 scrutinized   

v.仔细检查，详审( scrutinize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The jeweler scrutinized the diamond for flaws. 宝石商人仔细察看钻石有无瑕庇 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Together we scrutinized the twelve lemon cakes from the delicatessen shop. 我们一起把甜食店里买来的十二块柠檬蛋糕细细打量了一番。 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比

12 competence   

n.能力，胜任，称职

参考例句：

• This mess is a poor reflection on his competence.这种混乱情况说明他难当此任。
• These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。