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नयाँ संविधान र ब्रुटस प्रवृत्ति
"संविधानसभाको समयसीमा साँघुरिदै जाँदा तोकिएको अवधिमा मुलुकले प्रजातान्त्रिक संविधानप्राप्त गर्न सक्नेछ या छैन भन्ने विषयलाई लिएर यतिबेला विभिन्न शंका/उपशंका गरिँदैछ । संविधानसभाको कार्यप्रगति, यस…
Restructuring Nepal's judiciary
One of the major issues before the Constituent Assembly of Nepal is deciding on the mechanics of devolving judicial power to the far-flung villages in the new state structure. The Constituent Ass…
निर्वाचित संसदलाइ भंग गरिएको त्यो कालो दिन
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NRNs welcome 'dual citizenship' provision in Kenya
(To many, arguments based on interpretations of the constitution alone are not the solution. Advocate Bipin Adhikari says the only alternative the parties have at their disposal to avert the impe…
Right to Self-determination
The quality of discussion as to the right to self-determination has always suffered in Nepal because of the awfully motivated efforts by activists either to contain it, or to misinterpret it in a…
The scapegoat generation
A number of civil society organizations in Nepal are busy working on the rights of youths to be guaranteed in the new constitution. The Committee on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles (C…
omething's not right: A list of rights without inbuilt judicial sanctions is not worth its name
"A Supreme Court which lacks independence, which has to be accountable to a legislative committee, and which is always under the threat and duress of a legislative majority cannot protect any fun…
Tragic Hero of Kashmir
Book Review Ajit Bhattacharjea, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah: Tragic Hero of Kashmir (New Delhi: Lotus Collection, 2008) Asoj 30 2066 When the British were leaving South Asia, there were approximatel…
My law, your law
"Nepal could study the Turkish model amind demands to communalise personal laws. The importance of secular laws and institutions cannot be over-emphasized in a progressive society. They are impor…