Nepal is on the last leg of the timeframe of writing a new constitution. The unfinished work of the Constituent Assembly needs to be completed very soon. It is also a time for self-analysis and national introspection of what has…
The days ahead, however, are not that rosy. The Constituent Assembly is still without any compromise scheme about the form of government that will suit this country. It is still without a workable scheme on how the concept of devolution…
”संविधानसभाको समयसीमा साँघुरिदै जाँदा तोकिएको अवधिमा मुलुकले प्रजातान्त्रिक संविधानप्राप्त गर्न सक्नेछ या छैन भन्ने विषयलाई लिएर यतिबेला विभिन्न शंका/उपशंका गरिँदैछ । संविधानसभाको कार्यप्रगति, यसको स्तर, त्यहाँ भएको राजनीतिक मूल्य र मान्यताका बहसहरू तथा विभिन्न दलहरूको संविधान निर्माणप्रतिको निष्ठा हेर्दा धेरैलाई…
One of the major issues before the Constituent Assembly of Nepal is deciding on the mechanics of devolving judicial power to the far-flung villages in the new state structure. The Constituent Assembly (CA), a body of 601 members formed in…
The quality of discussion as to the right to self-determination has always suffered in Nepal because of the awfully motivated efforts by activists either to contain it, or to misinterpret it in a way that no country can ever afford…
A number of civil society organizations in Nepal are busy working on the rights of youths to be guaranteed in the new constitution. The Committee on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles (CFRDP) at the Constituent Assembly (CA) seems to be…
”A Supreme Court which lacks independence, which has to be accountable to a legislative committee, and which is always under the threat and duress of a legislative majority cannot protect any fundamental rights whatsoever.” The recently released exhaustive list of…
”Nepal could study the Turkish model amind demands to communalise personal laws. The importance of secular laws and institutions cannot be over-emphasized in a progressive society. They are important because they are essential for the protection and promotion of human…
In the context of devolution of power from the centre to the provinces, one of the key issues that the Constituent Assembly (CA) has to respond to is how the obligations that Nepal has made under the United Nations Educational,…
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