Bookworm Babble
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…
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The CA's worries
"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 c…
Blast from the past
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 …
Justice at the grassroots
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 rest…
Polls apart
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 …
A presidential system of government is not a good choice for Nepal
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…
Constituent Assembly Committee on the Protection of National Interest: A Strategy for Survival
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Directly Election !
"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 id…
Rights Now
"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 t…
Working in slow motion
"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, …
The Idea of Justice (Penguin-Allen Lane, 2009)
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 princi…
प्रदेश बाँडफाँडको कानूनी खाका
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 छलफ…