Nepali Law

Domestic Violence & its preventive Laws in Nepal

Devendra Puodel Introduction: – Domestic violence is one of the major forms of violence against women. Violence by a family member is also called domestic violence. In Nepali society, there is a traditional view that domestic violence is a matter of personal or domestic matter. – Physical, mental, sexual and …

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A child can choose only mother or father as family name

The Supreme Court orders to give citizenship in only mother’s name.  A joint bench of Justices Deepak Kumar Karki and Hari Prasad Phuyal issued an order in the name of the District Administration Office, Kathmandu. The Supreme Court’s verdict states that the child has the right to choose the family …

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Judicial Notice and Nepali Law

Judicial notice is used by a court during declares a fact presented as evidence as true without the appearance of evidence. A court may take judicial notice of questionable facts. Certain facts are should be now always within the knowledge of the court. Too many such facts need not be …

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What is Precedent or Case Law in Common law

Precedent is also known as case law or judge-made law. Judicial precedent is a process that is followed by the judges to take the judgment. The decision is taken by following similar cases that happened in the past in the common law system. Hence, the judicial decision is based on …

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Judicial System of Nepal

The Judicial System of Nepal has believes in an independent, impartial, and competent judiciary and the concept of the rule of law, and establish a prosperous country. An independent judiciary, imaginative by the executive division of the government of Nepal. Judicial System of Nepal developed by its own judicial system, …

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Legal provision (law) related Untouchability and Discrimination of Nepal

Introduction Untouchability is a worldwide socio-cultural problem mostly on basis of race. In Nepal, Dalits form the groups which have received the most inhuman treatment and maltreatment from the so-called ‘high castes’ through caste-based discrimination, including untouchability. In practice, untouchability means avoidance of physical contact with persons of lower castes …

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