In the context of devolution of power from the centre to the provinces, one of the key issues that the Constituent Assembly (CA) has to respond to is how the obligations that Nepal has made under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
"Everybody knows that the Maoists after spoiling many important months of parliament need a facelift to reach a compromise that does not create any political value except for their cadres sweating on the campaign for civilian supremacy." While Nepal's…
"In fact, the CA Committee on Judicial System has not spent its energy on how justice can be made accessible to all the deprived and downtrodden people of this country, which is the major issue of the day. It has rather focused on how judicial power can be…
अन्नपूर्ण पोष्ट, आइतबारे परिशिष्टांक, सभा, १४ भदौ, २०६६ (सात प्रादेशिक नमुना पाँच विकास क्षेत्रको अवधारणा जस्तो मुलुकको प्रशासकीय व्यवस्थापनका लागि बनाइएको होइन । यो शक्ति निक्षेपीकरणको बलियो संवैधानिक आधार भएको प्रादेशिक संरचना हो ।)
'जसले शासन चलाउँछ, कानुन बनाउँछ । उसैलाई संविधान व्याख्या गर्न दिनु स्वेच्छाचारिताको पराकाष्ठा हो,' युवा संविधानविद् बिपिन अधिकारी न्यायिक समितिले पारित गरेका प्रावधानले मुलुकमा ठूलो दुर्घटना निम्त्याउनसक्ने औंल्याउँछन् । बाहिरबाट प्रधानन्यायाधीश नियुक्त…
Bipin Adhikari The Kathmandu Post August 27, 2009 From: constituentassembly.blogspot.com "British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, for example, has recently put forward changes on a range of subjects including expenses of the members of parliament, freedom of…
While a debate on the best form of government for Nepal is going on, senior political scientist Prof. Lok Raj Baral has proposed that the French system of government could be discussed as a suitable model. A recent paper prepared by Baral — and discussed at a…
Without an all-embracing theory, the process of drafting the constitution continues to be piecemeal, and both the need and calls for further reform will continue to rumble on for this very reason. The report produced by the Constituent Assembly (CA) Committee…
Kathmandu: Constitution expert Dr Bipin Adhikari on Friday said some of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007, had not been implemented in reality. Addressing a programme on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principle of…
Kathmandu, Constitution expert Dr Bipin Adhikari on Friday said some of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007, had not been implemented in reality. Addressing a programme on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principle of…
"The Committee on Preservation of National Interest falls woefully short of expectations" When Nepalis talk about national interests, they talk about very basic things about their survival. These basic things are the country's perceived needs and aspirations…