NEPAL JUDICIAL REFORM
August 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE FIRST steps in reforming Nepal's judicial system have been taken, a move regarded as an important part of attempts to end the low-level civil war in the Himalayan country between its royal government and Maoist guerrillas.Because Nepal courts have traditionally handled both criminal and civil cases, management problems and legal complexities have caused long backlogs, creating frustration with the judicial process, undermining respect for the law. As a result, in a project backed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 11 district ...
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