Constitutional law, governance
and public policy
Articles, interviews and notes in English and Nepali.
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Human Rights Commission Act 1997 was replaced by National Human Rights Act 2012 from 20th January 2012 onwards. It was expected that the new Act would have provided competence, autonomy and indep…
Every living being strive for personal well being. People try their very best to be safe and protect themselves. Self preservation is one of the basic human instincts and due to which many laws r…
An Academic Course provided by the Election Commission Nepal, the Kathmandu University School of Law and the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo in collaboration Teaching …
Lets start with the definition of the term 'discrimination.' Equality is the condition of possessing substantially the same rights, privileges and immunities and being liable to substantially the…
The existing laws relating to offences against the religion are in the Muluki Ain, 2020. Prior to promulgation of the Interim Constitution, Nepal was identified as a Hindu Kingdom. There are cert…
The present Bill is a big step towards preventing any form torture and punishes any act of torture. However, it fails to address acts such as cruel or degrading treatment. Section 20 of the Bill …
Madhav Kumar Basnet v Chairperson, Government of Nepal, Interim Council of Ministers, Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Kathmandu (NKP 1101 (2070)) In this case, Advocate Rajib B…
In this case, Advocate Govind Prasad Sharma filed a writ petition seeking Supreme Court's intervention against Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and Attorney General Mukti Narayan Pradhan for thei…
In this case, Advocate Rajib Bastola filed a writ petition seeking the Supreme Courts decision to deem Section 8, 11 and 17 (2) of the National Broadcasting Act, 2049 BS unconstitutional as they …
The development of lease contract went through various stages. It started from being a nominal part in the property law later become an integral part of contract law and finally has developed int…
The Draft Code aims to codify all the offences which were scattered or were unregulated. The main purpose of the Draft Code is to provide uniformity and consolidate laws into one single enactment…
Dr Bipin Adhikari The Draft Code is a major departure from the Muluki Ain. The language used is very simple and easily understandable by a layman. Section 211(2) of the Draft Code recognizes the …