Creating the New Constitution: A Guide for Nepali Citizens, International IDEA - 2008

This Book presents a brief history of past constitutions in Nepal from the perspective of constitution making, and a more detailed examination of the substance of the 1990 Constitution. It identifies some of the proposals and controversies surrounding political reform and references the relevant experience of other countries.The Book should prove useful to members of the current Constituent Assembly, who has been tasked to draft a new Constitution of Nepal, and of civil society as well as constitutional lawyers, the media and those debating the vision that the new constitution should encapsulate and fulfil.To access book, please click on the following link:http://www.idea.int/publications/creating_the_new_constitution/index.cfm The contents:Chapter 1: Form and Purposes of a Constitution Chapter 2: History of Constitutions and Constitution Making in Nepal Chapter 3: The 1990 Constitution and Its Collapse Chapter 4: The Making of the New Constitution: The Interim Constitution's Road Map Chapter 5: Fundamental Constitutional Principles Chapter 6: Human Rights as the Framework for Freedom, Diversity, and Social Justice Chapter 7: Diversity, Rights, and Unity Chapter 8: Women and the Constitution Chapter 9: Liberty, Freedom, and Participation Chapter 10: Human Rights and Social Justice Chapter 11: Elections and the Electoral System Chapter 12: Political Parties Chapter 13: Systems of Government Chapter 14: Federalism, Devolution, Local Government Chapter 15: The National Executive Chapter 16: The National Legislature Chapter 17: The Judiciary Chapter 18: National Security and Democracy Chapter 19: Maintaining the Role of the Constitution