Bøger af Rajan Khatiwoda

The main ambition of this book lies in a detailed analysis of the formation and enforcement of Nepal¿s Muluk¿ Ain of 1854, specifically focusing on the provisions regarding homicide within the Muluk¿ Ains of 1854 and 1870. This study also examines contemporaneous legal records, revealing the complexities of the Ain¿s implementation. The articles on homicide serve as a microcosm illustrating the broader evolution of Nepal¿s legal code, which departed from outdated punishments like genital mutilation and introduced fines and imprisonment instead. Still, the innovations introduced into the Ain of 1854 were not uniformly progressive. The Ain in its various stages of development thus showcases the complex ways in which legal systems inevitably undergo transformation.

The Muluk¿ Ain of 1854¿the law code with constitutional features drafted at the initiative of Prime Minister Jäga Bah¿dura R¿¿¿¿is the foundational legal text for modern Nepal. It covers almost every aspect of public, criminal, private and religious law, ranging from the organisation of the state and courts to murder and other delicts, the workings of the caste system and the joint family, matters of purity and penance, customary law, widow-burning and witchcraft. As such, the Muluk¿ Ain is a unique source not only for the political, social and economic life of 19th-century Nepal, but also for the place of traditional Hindu jurisprudence in South Asian legal cultures. Der Muluk¿ Ain von 1854, das erste Gesetzbuch Nepals, gehört zu den bedeutendsten Werken der modernen nepalesischen Rechtsgeschichte. Vom Staatsaufbau und Gerichtswesen über Tötungs- und Eigentumsdelikte bis hin zu Kasten- und Reinheitsvorschriften werden nahezu alle Aspekte des Straf- und Privatrechts, des öffentlichen, religiösen und Gewohnheitsrechts eingehend behandelt. Dadurch ist der Muluk¿ Ain nicht nur eine einzigartige Quelle für das politische, gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Leben in Nepal zur Zeit des 19. Jahrhunderts, sondern auch für die Stellung der hinduistischen Jurisprudenz in den Rechtskulturen Südasiens DE