Briefing Papers Nepal Publications

Nepal’s Constituent Assembly Elections: A Lesson For The Convicted Politicians?

As Nepal prepares to hold the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections on 19th November 2013, there already seems to be one positive lesson: those “convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude” have been barred from contesting the elections. Law has finally caught up though accountability for the violations committed during the conflict remains elusive. The […]

Briefing Papers Nepal Publications

2013 Proposed Elections in Nepal: An agenda for international community

Considering that Nepal failed to adopt its constitution even after thirteen amendments of the 2007 Interim Constitution during 2008 to 2012 and continuation of Dr Baburam Bhattarai as Prime Minister had already become untenable, the formation of the Interim Election Council (IEC) headed by Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi on 14 April 2013 raised a […]