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NPL-1990-C-21137
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1990.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Nepal
Subjects (Classification)
Constitutional law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1990-11-09
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Constitution
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Establishes a constitutional monarchy based on multi-party democracy, ending thirty years of absolute monarchy. Among its provisions are guarantees of fundamental rights including the right to associate in unions (Sec. 12), the right of equal pay for the same work and to be free of discrimination based on sex, race, religion, ideology, tribe or caste (Sec. 11), the right to be free of exploitation in the form of slavery and forced labour and it forbids the employment of children in any factory, mine or other hazardous work (Sec. 20). The Royal Proclamation promulgating the Constitution, published in the Nepal Gazette, Part I, Vol. 40, Extraordinary No. 37 of 9 November 1990, abrogates the Constitution of 1962.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1990-11-09
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Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2007 (NPL-2007-C-78619)
Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2063 (2007).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Constitution on-line
Publisher
Supreme Court of Nepal
URL
http://www.supremecourt.gov.np/main.php?d=lawmaterial&f=constitution
Electronic source title
Constitution
Author
International Constitutional Law
Publisher
University of Bern
Country
Switzerland
URL
http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/np00000_.html
Monograph region
Monograph title
Constitutions of the countries of the world
Author
Blaustein, A.P., Flanz, G.H.
Publisher
Oceana Publ.
Place of publication
New York
Country
United States of America
Date
1994-06
Page range
209 p.
Serial region
Serial title
Recent Laws of Nepal
Date
1991-01
Volume
Vol. 3
Number
No. 1
Page range
pp. 1-28