Book Discussion on Homicide Law in 19th-Century Nepal: A Study of the Muluki Ains and Legal Documents
- Rajan Khatiwoda, Shubhanga Pandey, Triratna ManandharDetails
10 November 2024/२५ कात्तिक २०८१ (आइतबार, दिउँसो ३ बजे)
Jointly organized with Vajra Books and South Asia Institute Kathmandu
Branch Office of Heidelberg University
Book Discussion on
Homicide Law in 19th-Century Nepal: A Study of the Muluki Ains and Legal Documents (2024, Vajra Books)
Triratna Manandhar, Former Professor of History, Tribhuvan University; Shubhanga Pandey, Doctoral Student in History, University of California, Los Angeles (by video recording); and Rajan Khatiwoda, Author/Research Associate, Heidelberg University and Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
About the Book
The main ambition of this book lies in a detailed analysis of the formation and enforcement of Nepal’s Mulukī Ain of 1854, specifically focusing on the provisions regarding homicide within the Mulukī 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articles on homicide serve as a microcosm illustrating the broader evolution of Nepal’s legal code, which departed from outdated punishments like genital mutilation and introduced fines and imprisonment instead.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.