Constitutional law, governance
and public policy
Articles, interviews and notes in English and Nepali.
74 entries
The Draft Code is being enacted to replace the Muluki Ain. It does not however disclose why the change or overhauling of the Muluki Ain was needed. The Draft Code regulates the acts which were ea…
Dr Bipin Adhikari Everyone is aware that women have been denied justice and have had to bear added injustice due to certain trends and behaviors that are in common practice aimed at women solely …
Dr Bipin Adhikari After internationally committing to end all types of discrimination against women, Nepal must try to maintain gender justice from all angles in its state administration. For thi…
Dr Bipin Adhikari The provisions regarding debtor-creditor relationship is scattered all over Muluki Ain. There is no specific chapter in the Muluki Ain which deals with relationship between cred…
Dr Bipin Adhikari Historically, Nepalese community always had a notion of adopting their relative's son/daughter if they were childless although adopting a child out of their community or relativ…
Dr Bipin Adhikari Adoption can be defined as the process whereby people (usually without kids) assume the parenting responsibility of another's children. In doing so, they permanently transfer al…
Dr Bipin Adhikari There is nothing to disagree with Professor He Baogang's presentation on hybrid federalism in Asia. I believe that what has worked is a system that deals with the local context,…
Dr Bipin Adhikari Local governance is a set of institutions, mechanisms and processes through which citizens can express their interests and needs, mediate differences, and exercise their rights …
Dr Bipin Adhikari Witchcraft is defined on the basis of the act of witches by Evans-Pritchard (1937) as “A witch performs no rite, utters no spell, and possesses no medicines. An act of witchcraf…
Dr Bipin Adhikari After 11 years of armed movement a consensus was reached between the parties to initiate peace process in the year 2006. During the course of peace process determining the statu…
Dr Bipin Adhikari As per the General Recommendation No. 19 of the CEDAW Committee: " Sexual harassment includes such unwelcome sexually determined behaviour as physical contact and advance sexual…
Dr Bipin Adhikari The hotly debated Contempt of Court Bill has been recently sent to the parliament for referral. It has generated a lot of opinions with politicians, rights activists and others …