Book contents
- Constitution Makers on Constitution Making
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
- Constitution Makers on Constitution Making
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Making and Remaking Kenya’s Constitution
- 3 Kosovo’s Independence Constitution
- 4 Decisions, Deadlocks and Deadlines in Making South Africa’s Constitution
- 5 Makers of Our Own History
- 6 Nepal’s Constitutional Development and the Challenges of Constitution Making
- 7 The Constituent Process in Ecuador
- 8 Burundi
- References
6 - Nepal’s Constitutional Development and the Challenges of Constitution Making
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2022
Book contents
- Constitution Makers on Constitution Making
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
- Constitution Makers on Constitution Making
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Making and Remaking Kenya’s Constitution
- 3 Kosovo’s Independence Constitution
- 4 Decisions, Deadlocks and Deadlines in Making South Africa’s Constitution
- 5 Makers of Our Own History
- 6 Nepal’s Constitutional Development and the Challenges of Constitution Making
- 7 The Constituent Process in Ecuador
- 8 Burundi
- References
Summary
Nepal’s constitution-making process took several years and two constituent assemblies to achieve. It was the result of a series of crises and transformations, including a "People’s War" and mass mobilization in the southern part of the country.The iterated set of negotiations led eventually to the adoption of a new kind of federalism, desginated as "Proportionate Inclusive Federalism" to provide a new basis for the state going forward.
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- Constitution Makers on Constitution MakingNew Cases, pp. 194 - 211Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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