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Constitutional expert Bipin Adhikari has been providing his invaluable insights into the current constitution-making process. He has authored many books on constitution-making, including his most famous 1998 volume "Commentary on the Nepalese Constitution".…
Read More: Bookworm Babble »"You say you'll change the constitution; well, you know, we all want to change your head" The worry of the Constitutional Committee, which has the responsibility of producing a draft of the new constitution for the purpose of plenary proceedings at the…
Read More: The CA's worries »Those who have read Shakespeare's classic Julius Caesar will time and again remember the famous expression of Cassius, a nobleman, speaking to his friend, Brutus, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars; But in ourselves, that we are underlings." Cassius…
Read More: Blast from the past »One of the most sensitive issues before Nepal's Constituent Assembly is the issue of restructuring the existing judiciary. Different options are being considered in this regard. Some form of restructuring cannot be avoided in Nepal in view of the necessity of…
Read More: Justice at the grassroots »How to achieve a multi-ethnic legislature almost reflecting the national ethnic composition is one of the major issues before the Constituent Assembly (CA) Committee on Determination of the Form of Legislature. Though the committee has held 20 meetings till…
Read More: Polls apart »Bipin Adhikari is a constitutional expert. His opinions in the field of constitutional law, human rights, legal reforms and democratization process are widely reported. A Doctor of Constitutional Law, Adhikari is working as a freelance lawyer supporting the…
Read More: A presidential system of government is not a good choice for Nepal »"Some politicians have been championing direct election of the prime minister as the parliamentary system has failed to give political stability" A number of Nepali Congress politicians led by ideologue Narhari Acharya have been garnering support for changing…
Read More: Directly Election ! »"Points to ponder as the Committee on Fundamental Rights discusses what rights should be inserted in the new constitution" A Boston-based group Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders announced their "Six by Twelve" campaign on the fifth anniversary of the…
Read More: Rights Now »"None of the parties in the CA seems to be interested in getting things rolling" Nepal's Constituent Assembly (CA) is in its eighth month of existence. Even after this long period of inactivity, it appears none of the major political parties in the CA is much…
Read More: Working in slow motion »Justice is a moral concept about what is right, fair, appropriate, and deserving. As a concept of righteousness, it builds on ethics, rationality, natural law, equity, fairness and similar principles. This is the reason why justice happens to be a complicated…
Read More: The Idea of Justice (Penguin-Allen Lane, 2009) »संवैधानिक कानूनमा विद्यावारिधि गरेका विपिन अधिकारीले नेपाललाई एक बहुजातीय, बहुभाषिक बहु-सांस्कृतिक तथा समावेशी राज्यका रुपमा परिवर्तन गर्ने संवैधानिक प्रणालीको रुपरेखा सिफारिस गरेका छन्। उनले छलफलका लागि भनी सार्वजनिक गरेको नेपालको नमुना संविधान, २०६६ का…
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