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The President of Nepal: Constitutional Role and Responsibilities
(Excerpts of a paper presented at a forum jointly organized by the Consortium of Constitutional Experts (CONCOE) and Tribhuvan University Faculty of Law, Kathmandu, August 25, 2008) The President…
The nature of Presidency
What once a courtier of King Charles II (1630 – 1685) of England wrote on the door of the Royal Bed Chamber remains more or less a fair description of the British constitutional monarchy even aft…
Details on fifth amendment
Under a compromise brokered between the major parties and the CPN (Maoist), the Constituent Assembly has finally passed the Interim Constitution Fifth Amendment Bill 2008. The present amendment t…
Repeating classic constitutional blunders
President Dr Ram Baran Yadav, who is the first elected head of the state, and bears principal responsibility to uphold the Constitution and abide by it, has asked the Constituent Assembly (acting…
Restructuring of State: Slogan of Decentralization Under Centralized Leadership
"Economic, geographic and political feasibility notwithstanding, political leaders with centralized mindset in each party including Madhesis are negotiating to resolve the issue of dispensing pow…
New Crown
Nepal turned the palace of the besieged king Gyanendra into a museum after ending the Shah dynasty and declaring a republic last month. As one can guess in any democratic society, the Communist P…
Bookworm Babble
Interviewed by: Avash Karmacharya Source: The Kathmandu Post Born in Bastipur village of Siraha District, Bipin Adhikari is a prominent lawyer. A graduate from Tribhuvan University's Institute of…
The Last Statement by King Gyanendra
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The May 28 proceedings
A constituent assembly is not a degradation ceremony. It has to treat itself as worthy of honor, dignity and self-respect which a body worth this name unconditionally needs to maintain its sancti…
Who cares Constituent Assembly?
There seems to be no end to the political gridlock in Nepal even after the formation of the Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution for the country. For many, the Constituent Assembly do…