Nepal
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal democratic republic
- CONSTITUTION
- November 9, 1990; a new interim constitution was promulgated in January 2007. Since 2008, a specially elected constituent assembly has been working on a new constitutional text
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- is based on Hindu principles and common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral constituent assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, president appointed by the King on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council and other judges on the recommendation of the Judicial Council
RELIGIONS
80.6% Hindus, 10.6% Buddhists, 4.2% Muslims, other
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2013NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states:
JANUARY 3, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: NEPALESE ON DEATH ROW PARDONED
A Nepalese migrant worker on death row in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, for killing a Pakistani
- JANUARY 1, 2012NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states:
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
NEPAL ASKS SAUDI TO DELAY YADAV'S EXECUTION
the Nepali embassy in Riyadh asked for a delay in the execution of Nepali migrant worker Umesh Yadav, 31, from Machijhitakaiya village of Dhanusha district, to ask the victim's relatives to grant a pardon in exchange for blood money.
- JANUARY 1, 2011NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states:
- APRIL 25, 2010NepalDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: APPEALS COURT DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE TAXI DRIVERS
the Qatar Court of Appeals upheld the death sentence awarded to three foreign taxi drivers.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2010NepalDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
in Chandigarh, India, the Punjab and Haryana High Court commuted the death penalty awarded to two Nepalese nationals in a minor's rape and murder case.
- JANUARY 1, 2010NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states:
NOVEMBER 26, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO NEPALESE SENTENCED TO DEATH
two Nepalese found guilty of drug trafficking were sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Azman
- NOVEMBER 13, 2009NepalDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO NEPALI RAPE-AND-MURDER CONVICTS GET DEATH SENTENCE
in Ambala, India, two Nepali youths were sentenced to death for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl
- JUNE 9, 2009NepalDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR THREE ASIAN MEN IN MURDER CASE
for the second time, a Doha appeals court in Qatar upheld the death penalty of two Indians and a Nepali in a murder case.
- JANUARY 1, 2009NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states: