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    Nepal: New Constitution Approved (Oct. 1, 2015) On September 16, 2015, the Constituent Assembly of Nepal approved a new Constitution for the country (Taylor Gillan, Protesters Gather in Response to Nepal Constitution, PAPER CHASE (Sept. 21, 2015); Constitution of Nepal – Final, Legislature Parliament of Nepal website [click on PDF link] (last visited Sept. 28, 2015) (in Nepali); Constitution […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2015-10-01
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    Nepal: New Constitution Amended (Jan. 27, 2016) By a two-thirds vote on January 23, 2016, the Parliament of Nepal accepted an amendment of the country’s new Constitution. The Constitution had been adopted just a few months ago, in September 2015. (Nepal Parliament Amends New Constitution, INDIA.COM (Jan. 24, 2016); Wendy Zeldin, Nepal: New Constitution Approved, GLOBAL LEGAL MONITOR (Oct. […]
    • Contributor: Johnson, Constance
    • Date: 2016-01-27
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    Nepal: Minimum Wage Increased (May 23, 2016) It was reported on March 1, 2016, that the Government of Nepal had amended the minimum wage provided for under the Labor Act, 1992.  Notice of the change was published in the Nepal Gazette dated February 1, 2016.  (Anup Raj Upreti & Tilak Bikram Pandey, Minimum Wage / Salary, 2016 (2072), LEGAL […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2016-05-23
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    Nepal: Immunization Law Adopted (May 24, 2016) On January 26, 2016, Nepal’s President, Bidya Devi Bhandari, signed into law legislation on immunization. According to the Sabine Vaccine Institute, the new law is “a landmark piece of legislation that will make the country’s national immunization program more financially sustainable as new, costlier vaccines are introduced.”  (Nepal Enacts Bill to Strengthen […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2016-05-24
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    Nepal: Key Elections Postponed (Nov. 2, 2007) On October 5, 2007, Nepalese officials announced that the scheduled November 22 elections had been postponed for at least three, and possibly as long as six, months. The delay was caused by the failure of the coalition interim government and Maoists to reach agreement over the fate of the monarchy and the […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2007-11-02
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    Nepal: Draft Constitutions Presented (Apr. 6, 2009) Several of Nepal's political parties represented in the Constituent Assembly have written concept papers on the new constitution and presented them to the Constitutional Committee. The papers are essentially draft constitutions and represent different ideas for how the country should be governed. The paper presented by the major opposition party, the Nepali […]
    • Contributor: Johnson, Constance
    • Date: 2009-04-06
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    Nepal: Bill on Extradition Drafted (Sept. 29, 2010) It was reported on September 28, 2010, that Nepal's Ministry of Law and Justice has readied a draft bill on extradition. If adopted, the law would establish legal means for the extradition of persons residing in Nepal who have committed crimes in other countries, although the Supreme Court would have the power […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2010-09-29
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    Nepal; Sri Lanka: Agreements Signed (Mar. 11, 2009) On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed in Nepal, during a visit by Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's President. The new commission is designed […]
    • Contributor: Johnson, Constance
    • Date: 2009-03-11
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    Nepal: Legislature Passes Constitutional Amendment (Jan. 29, 2010) On January 28, 2010, Nepal's legislature passed the seventh amendment to the country's interim constitution. The amendment, which passed with a two-thirds majority, will permit the president, vice president, prime minister, and other high-ranking officials to take their oaths of office in their native languages. The issue became politically important when Parmananda […]
    • Contributor: Johnson, Constance
    • Date: 2010-01-29
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    Nepal: Two Commissions on War Crimes Established (Feb. 25, 2015) On February 10, 2015, the government of Nepal established two commissions to investigate allegations of war crimes and disappearances associated with the country’s ten-year civil war, which lasted from 1996 to 2006. (Alexandra Farone, Nepal Forms Commissions to Probe War Crimes, PAPER CHASE (Feb. 10 2015); Nepal: Conflict Profile, INSIGHT ON CONFLICT […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2015-02-25
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    Nepal; United Nations: Human Rights Agreement (Mar. 2, 2009) On February 20, 2009, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal and Nepal's National Human Rights Council (NHRC) concluded an agreement on guidelines for their cooperation to promote and protect the rights of the people of that nation. The OHCHR representative in Nepal, Richard Bennett, […]
    • Contributor: Johnson, Constance
    • Date: 2009-03-02
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    Nepal: Term of U.N. Mission Extended (Dec. 2, 2007) The Cabinet of the interim government of Nepal agreed on November 20, 2007, to extend the term of the U.N. mission in Nepal by six months. The government must formally notify U.N. headquarters at least one month before the expiry of the term, which began on January 23, 2007, in order to […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2007-12-02
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    Nepal: Amnesty for War Criminals Planned (Mar. 2, 2008) Nepal's Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction has finalized draft laws on constituting a truth and reconciliation commission and a commission on the disappeared for crimes committed during the country's ten years of armed conflict. It was reported in the Nepalese press on February 1, 2008, however, that the government was planning to […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2008-03-02
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    Nepal: Petition for Muslim Public Holidays (Dec. 2, 2007) It was reported on November 20, 2007, that the Supreme Court of Nepal, in response to a writ petition seeking that major Muslim festivals be declared public holidays and that a Muslim Promotion Commission be formed, had issued show cause notices to the Prime Minister's Office, the Cabinet, Speaker Subas Nembang, and […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2007-12-02
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    Nepal: Law on Discrimination Based on Caste (May 26, 2011) On May 24, 2011, Nepal's legislature passed the Bill on Caste-Based Discrimination and Untouchability, designed to end discriminatory practices aimed at those considered to be members of the lowest castes, known as “Dalits.” It had been under consideration by the Parliament for two years. The legislation prohibits such discrimination and treatment of […]
    • Contributor: Johnson, Constance
    • Date: 2011-05-26
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    Nepal: Law Adopted to Counter Domestic Violence (Apr. 24, 2009) On April 19, 2009, the Parliament of Nepal enacted a law on domestic violence. Under the Domestic Violence and Punishment Act 2065, domestic violence is defined as “physical, mental, sexual, financial as well as behavioral violence.” (Laws Enacted to Check Domestic Violence; Protect Health Institutions, Workers, REPUBLICA, Apr. 20, 2009, available at […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2009-04-24
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    Nepal: Accident Victim Compensation in Disarray (Dec. 2, 2007) Street justice, in the form of obstruction of vehicular traffic to press for higher compensation, has in recent months come to determine the amount paid to "third party" victims, as a result of contradictory provisions in Nepal's laws on compensation for accident victims. Reportedly, "the more pressure the victim's party is able […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2007-12-02
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    Nepal; United Nations: Report Recommends Investigation of Extrajudicial Killings (Sept. 24, 2010) On September 23, 2010, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal released a report recommending the establishment of an independent organ to investigate the possibility of extrajudicial killings having been committed by Nepalese security forces. Jyoti Sanghera, acting head of the OHCHR bureau in Nepal, […]
    • Contributor: Johnson, Constance
    • Date: 2010-09-24
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    Nepal: Bill on Tobacco Control Adopted by Legislature (May 9, 2011) The Constituent Assembly of Nepal, the country's legislature, approved the Tobacco Product Control and Regulatory Bill, 2010 on April 11, 2011. The new law will take effect 90 days after its endorsement by the President of Nepal. (Nepal Legislature-Parliament Passes New Tobacco Control Law, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease website […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2011-05-09
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    Nepal: Smoking in Public Places to Be Banned (Nov. 18, 2008) It was reported on November 6, 2008, that the Government of Nepal soon plans to introduce a law banning smoking in public areas, some two years after the country's Supreme Court had mandated formulation of such legislation. Studies indicate that 49 percent of men and 29 percent of women in Nepal are […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2008-11-18
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    Nepal: Model Constitution Published, Discussions on New Constitution Underway (June 11, 2009) It was reported that under a model constitution proposed on May 21, 2009, Nepal would have a parliamentary form of government, with a Prime Minister and a President. The territory of the new Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal would be divided into seven autonomous provinces governed by separate administrative units; the 75 […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2009-06-11
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    Nepal: Supreme Court Orders Formulation of Law Against Torture (June 5, 2009) It was reported on May 23, 2009, that the Supreme Court of Nepal, in response to a writ petition, has ordered the government to formulate a law against torture, declaring it to be a crime. The order was issued on May 22 by the joint bench of Justices Balaram K.C. and Tahir […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2009-06-05
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    Nepal: International Call for Improvement of Adoption Process (Mar. 2, 2010) The International Adoption Working Group (IAWG), an ad hoc organization comprising diplomatic mission representatives of countries that have or are considering having adoption agencies (private or state-run) in Nepal, recently called upon the Nepali government to improve the inter-country adoption process. A press release issued on February 24, 2010, by the U.S. […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2010-03-02
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    Nepal: Ban Imposed on Commercial Tree Felling, Sales, and Exports (June 2, 2010) It was reported on May 26, 2010, that Nepal's Forest Ministry had ordered district forest offices in 74 districts, especially in the Taraj and Chure regions, to ban the “cutting, selling and export of trees and other forest products for commercial purposes” in government- and community-managed forests. (Ministry Outlaws Tree-Cutting, THE KATHMANDU […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2010-06-02
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    Nepal: Proposed Amendments to Firearms Law Would Hike Licensing Fees (Apr. 23, 2010) It was reported on April 19, 2010, that Nepal's Cabinet has under consideration a proposal to amend the Arms and Ammunition Regulation 2029 [1972], chiefly to raise licensing fees. Licenses to carry arms anywhere in the country would cost significantly more under the proposed changes; fees for use restricted to one's home […]
    • Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
    • Date: 2010-04-23