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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Maoists to restructure judiciary: Devkota (ht 15/04/2008)

Guilty until proven innocent, by Shyam KC (kp 03/03/2008)

NBA seeks commission for judicial reforms (kp 26/01/2008)

Notary public (kp 30/11/2007)

EU urges Nepal govt to accede to Rome Statute (nn 08/11/2007)

CJ orders probe into defamatory document (kp 14/06/2007)

Int'l laws being ignored in Nepal: ICRC (samn 08/06/2007)

SC forms committee to study model of court in federal structure (nn 23/03/2007)

Coalition for ICC urges Nepal govt to accede to Rome Statute (nn 15/02/2007), Rights groups lament delay in acceding to Rome Statute (nn 01/03/2007)

NBA election today (kp 13/01/2007), Mainali elected NBA president (nn 17/01/2007), Mainali new president: Progressives control NBA (kp 18/01/2007), Mainali elected Nepal Bar president (samn), Bar none: The Nepal Bar Association has a chance to reinvent itself, by Sabita B. Baral (nt 02/02/2007)

Russian languishing in Nepali prison, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 07/01/2007)

Torture, impunity & justice system, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (kp 21/12/2006)

Lawyers to boycott hearings by Judge Jha (kp 01/12/2006)

No compensation for requisitioned land, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 29/11/2006)

UNDP Nepal stresses on women participation in legal professions (nn 27/10/2006)

Aryal stresses change in justice system (samn 19/10/2006)

Lawmakers for revival of death penalty (12/10/2006)

Curb the anarchy (kp 24/08/2006)

Accountability and Public Voice, Civil Liberties, Rule of Law declines in Nepal: Report (nn 15/08/2006)

MPs urge stronger law enforcement (kp 07/08/2006)

Judicial accountability and reforms, by Ishwar Khatiwada (kp 12/07/2006)

Legal experts demand for interim Supreme Constitutional Court to look after constitutional issues (nn 10/07/2006)

Dealing with disputes: Nepalis aren’t quarrelsome by nature, but we lack institutions to resolve them, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 16/06/2006)

NBA chief asks MPs not to attack court (samn 09/06/2006)

Banjade appointed Attorney General (nn 13/05/2006)

Hosting Russian CJ may cost a milllion, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 15/03/2006)

Fifty years of NBA (kp 22/12/2005)

Traditional legal regime needs reform: CJ (kp 24/09/2005)

Legal support for Nepali, Indian, B’deshi prisoners (kp 11/12/2004)

Pass ordinances through law (ht 23/11/2004)

Govt lawyers for enhancing efficiency (kp 05/11/2004)

Where does the authority lie? by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 31/10/2004)

Forensic medicine: Profession suffering under neglect, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 04/10/2004)

Scarecrows: The rule of law is in danger. Some of the worst abusers are those who created the law and those appointed to uphold it, by John Narayan Parajuli (na 27/09/2004)

Meet approves proposal to run judicial academy (rn 17/09/2004)

Statute, law convict oriented: Experts (ht 23/08/2004)

Kangaroo courts eat away lawyers’ jobs, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 22/08/2004)

Committee to strengthen juvenile court (rn 20/08/2004)

Police raid massage parlors, arrest 31 (kp 10/08/2004), Legalizing prostitution (kp 11/08/2004)

Ranabhat answers 4-yr-old show cause notice from SC (ht 10/08/2004)

A-G resigns after rift with PM (ht 21/07/2004), Mahadev Yadav to be new AG (kp 21/07/2004), No AG for eight days, work affected (ht 28/07/2004), Yadav sworn in as AG (kp 10/08/2004)

AG office boycotts NLRC-called meet (ht 01/07/2004)

Will judiciary reform plan be implemented?, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 20/06/2004)

Jurists ask CJ to take action against ‘corrupt’ judges (ht 17/06/2004)

Juniors accuse senior lawyers of exploitation (ht 14/06/2004), Serious blotch (ht 15/06/2004)

SC tells former CJ to come clean on property details (ht 08/06/2004)

Meeting of regional legal eagles seeks common education system (ht 04/06/2004)

Court move to fine absconding convicts (ht 25/05/2004)

Private publishers violating printing laws, by Harsha Man Maharjan (rn 04/05/2004)

Lawyers face tricky territory ahead (ht 22/04/2004)

New SC justices administered oath of office (kp 22/04/2004), Judges protest ad hoc postings, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 29/04/2004)

SC to forward judiciary reform plan to govt (ht 14/04/2004)

NJA begins training for legal professionals (kp 08/04/2004)

Judiciary up for sweeping reforms: Plan expenditure billed at six billion rupees, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 28/03/2004)

SC demands Rs 4.3m for initiating reforms (kp 18/03/2004)

‘People’s court’ overshadows judicial set-up, by Rekha Shrestha (ht 10/03/2004))

Conflict of interests (kp 09/03/2004)

Legal Information Centre likely soon (ht 04/03/2004)

Penal reforms in the offing (kp 28/01/2004)

Govt sitting on SC order on delinquents (ht 26/01/2004)

Revamp judicial system (kp 24/01/2004)

SC must show commitment to constitution, interview with Shambu Thapa, recently elected president of the Central Committee of Nepal Bar Association (NBA) (kp 19/01/2004)

NBA’s Elections: Lawyers In Politics (sp 02/01/2004)

Are records on judges’ age correct?, by Ananta Raj Luitel (Himalayan Times, 06/11/2003)

In absence of restorative justice..., by Ghanashyam Ojha/Kiran Chapagai (Kathmandu Post, 18/08/2003), Restorative justice (Kathmandu Post, 19/08/2003)

New laws mooted to accelerate reforms, by Ghanashyam Ojha (Kathmandu Post, 06/08/2003)

'Nepal Needs To Build A Complete Intellectual Property Infrastructure', interview with James P. Chandler (Spotlight, 18/04/2003)

Crime And Punishment, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 14/03/2003)

Equality of law (Himalayan Times, 14/03/2003)

Rights activists fear rule of law notion disappearing, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 18/02/2003)

Intellectual Property Rights: Smart Choice For Creativity And Entrepreneurship, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 06/12/2002)

Govt to deploy powerful anti-graft teams, by Yuvraj Acharya (Kathmandu Post, 15/11/2002)

Singsong copyright, by Abhi Subedi (Space Time Today, 10/11/2002)

Nepal's Lawyers Facing Threat From Both Sides Of Conflict (Spotlight, 04/10/2002)

Beyond Article 127, by Bharat Uprety (Nepali Times, 30/08/2002)

Legal Reform and Corporate Governance, by Raju M.S. Malla (Telegraph, 07/08/2002)

Padma overstays prison term by six years: Justice delayed is justice denied (Rising Nepal, 30/06/2002)

Legal Aspects Of Refugee Issues In Nepal, by Michel Dupoizat (Spotlight, 28/06/2002)

Lawyers challenge property probe commission’s legality, by Rudra Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 22/05/2002)

On consumers' rights, by Nitu Pandey (People's Review, 07/03/2002)

Can The Law Restrict Natural Childbirth? by Lochana Sharma (Rising Nepal, 18/02/2002)

Whose land? Kirtipur farmers don’t know, nor do authorities, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 17/02/2002)

Justice delayed is justice denied (Kathmandu Post, 15/02/2002)

Procedure at final stage to sign landmine treaty (Kathmandu Post, 08/02/2002)

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Unaware of consumer laws, fake is for real in Nepali market, by Tashi Dolma Thinley (Kathmandu Post, 06/12/2001)

CJ stresses rapport between court and media: 'Judiciary profits from fair comments' (Rising Nepal, 21/10/2001)

Battle between the Judiciary and Parliament, by Yadav Khanal (People's Review, 11/10/2001), see also Standing Against All Odds, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 12/10/2001)

Law Reform Commission without chairman for 18 months, by Rudra Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 26/09/2001)

CIAA Amendment Bill: Threat To Judicial Independence, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 21/09/2001), see also Judges flay new bill entitling CIAA (Kathmandu Post, 24/09/2001)

Govt attorney gets less than Rs 200 per case (Kathmandu Post, 15/09/2001)

Report proposes radical reforms in criminal justice system, by Rudra Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 29/08/2001)

Judicial Council: New Initiatives Hold Promise, by Mukti Rijal (Rising Nepal, 14/08/2001)

Nepal’s penal system : An agenda for change, by Ronald Nash (Kathmandu Post, 07/08/2001)

Reduce number of appellate courts: report (Rising Nepal, 31/07/2001)

Criminal Justice (Rising Nepal, 08/07/2001)

Faith In Judicial System Vital To Democracy, by Chief Justice Keshab Prasad Upadhyay (Spotlight, 18/05/2001)

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Law And Injustice, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 06/04/2001), book review of A Step Towards Victim Justice System, Nepalese Perspective, by Shanker Kumar Shrestha, published by Pairavi Prakashan, Kathmandu

Consumers Do Have Rights, by Govinda Bhattarai (Rising Nepal, 18/03/2001)

Mediated settlement should be focussed: CJ (Rising Nepal, 08/03/2001

AG-CIAA confrontation imminent, by Pramod Poudel (Kathmandu Post, 23/02/2001)

Contested Bill likely to drag Court into controversy, by Rudra Prasad Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 22/02/2001)

Judiciary 50 years after democracy, by Rudra Prasad Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 18/02/2001)

Parties at loggerheads over King’s role on Citizenship Bill, by Utpal Raj Misra (Kathmandu Post, 16/02/2001)

Pyakurel new NBA president (Kathmandu Post, 18/01/2001)

NBA Elections: Politics In Bar, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 22/12/2000)

New Crimes, Old Laws (Rising Nepal, 30/11/2000)

Need for reform in laws for gender equality, says CJ (Kathmandu Post, 10/11/2000)

PIL as a Tool of Social Change, by Gopal Siwakoti 'Chintan' (Kathmandu Post, 24/09/2000)

The plight of indigent litigant in Nepal, by Om Bhakta Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 16/09/2000)

Independent judiciary: Key to democracy (Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2000)

Juvenile courts 'inadequate' (Kathmandu Post, 22/03/2000)

Nepal - paedophiles’ haven, by Bhim Rawal (The Kathmandu Post, 16 January 2000)

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