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Malagodi, Mara (2021) Nepal’s most towering judge : The Honourable Kalyan Shrestha. In: Abeyratne, Rehan and Iddo, Pora, (eds.) Towering judges : a comparative study of constitutional judges. Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy . Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, pp. 155-173. ISBN 9781108879194
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108879194.009
Abstract
This chapter investigates the tremendous contribution of Justice Kalyan Shrestha to the creation of a distinctively Nepali constitutional identity, a contribution that has manifested itself primarily through Supreme Court-level constitutional adjudication aimed at negotiating and synthesizing autochthonous legal culture with international legal norms. Justice Shrestha’s legacy can also be identified in the Court’s administrative reforms. Moreover, the historical and political context of Justice Shrestha’s tenure is crucial to explain the impact of his work. The eleven years that he spent on the Supreme Court’s bench, between 2005 and 2016, correspond to a period of great political turmoil, profound constitutional transformation, and dramatic democratic change, which had a direct impact on constitutional litigation. The chapter analyses the leading cases that Justice Shrestha adjudicated on and the key administrative reforms of the Court that he spearheaded. The doctrinal analysis is bolstered by a series of in-person conversations with Justice Shrestha reflecting on the nature of his contributions to the Supreme Court of Nepal, and ultimately his legacy.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||
Series Name: | Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy | ||||
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||
Place of Publication: | Cambridge | ||||
ISBN: | 9781108879194 | ||||
Book Title: | Towering judges : a comparative study of constitutional judges | ||||
Editor: | Abeyratne, Rehan and Iddo, Pora | ||||
Official Date: | March 2021 | ||||
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Page Range: | pp. 155-173 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1017/9781108879194.009 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
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