Mill retained the greatest-happiness principle but argued that intellectual and moral pleasures are qualitatively superior to mere bodily pleasures.

The Objectives Resolution set out the guiding principles for Pakistan’s constitutions and has been treated as a foundational part of the constitutional framework.

Qiyas is analogical reasoning where a ruling for a known case is extended to a new case because of a shared underlying cause ('illah).

If a seller has a voidable title (e.g., obtained by fraud) and that title has not been rescinded, a subsequent bona fide purchaser for value can acquire good title despite nemo dat.

Agreements made by a minor are generally void ab initio and incapable of being enforced, except that contracts for necessaries may be enforceable to the extent of reasonable price.

Vicarious liability typically attaches to employers for torts of employees committed in the course of employment, whereas independent contractors' torts do not usually impose employer liability.

Article 38 identifies treaties, customary international law, and general principles as primary sources; UN General Assembly resolutions are not, by themselves, primary binding sources.

The basic structure doctrine permits judicial review of constitutional amendments that destroy the constitution's core features, thereby enabling courts to strike them down.

Maslaha refers to considerations of public interest or welfare that jurists may invoke to derive rulings when explicit textual guidance is absent or ambiguous.

Sharia denotes the divine, revealed law and overarching principles, whereas fiqh is the human juristic interpretation and application of those sources.