NATIONAL JUDICIAL ACADEMY ACT, 2063 (2006)

What does it do?

• The Act establishes the National Judicial Academy as an autonomous body to raise the capacity and professional skills of judges, court staff and lawyers, and to carry out study and research on law and justice. It runs training, conferences, workshops and seminars, including for staff of quasi-judicial bodies, publishes research, gives advice, and coordinates with the Supreme Court, the Attorney General's Office, the Law Ministry, the Judicial Council, the Judicial Service Commission and the Nepal Bar Council.यो ऐनले न्यायाधीश, अदालतका कर्मचारी र कानून व्यवसायीको कार्यक्षमता र व्यावसायिक दक्षता बढाउन तथा कानून र न्यायको क्षेत्रमा अध्ययन–अनुसन्धान गर्न स्वायत्त राष्ट्रिय न्यायिक प्रतिष्ठान स्थापना गरेको छ। प्रतिष्ठानले अर्धन्यायिक निकायका कर्मचारीसमेतका लागि तालिम, सम्मेलन, कार्यशाला र गोष्ठी सञ्चालन गर्छ, अनुसन्धानमूलक सामग्री प्रकाशित गर्छ, परामर्श दिन्छ, र सर्वोच्च अदालत, महान्यायाधिवक्ताको कार्यालय, कानून मन्त्रालय, न्याय परिषद्, न्याय सेवा आयोग र नेपाल कानून व्यवसायी परिषद्सँग समन्वय गर्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Preamble, p. 1; Sections 3–5, pp. 2–5
• The Academy's highest body is a Council chaired by the Chief Justice, with the Law Minister, the Vice-Chair of the National Planning Commission, the Attorney General, Supreme Court, High Court and District Court judges, a retired Supreme Court justice, the Dean of Tribhuvan University's law faculty, a law professor, the President of the Nepal Bar Association and three experienced legal professionals representing women, Janajati and Dalit. The Chief Justice nominates the judicial and academic members and the government the other three, for two-year terms. The Council approves policies and programmes, and meets at least twice a year.प्रतिष्ठानको सर्वोच्च निकाय प्रधान न्यायाधीशको अध्यक्षतामा रहने परिषद् हो, जसमा कानूनमन्त्री, राष्ट्रिय योजना आयोगका उपाध्यक्ष, महान्यायाधिवक्ता, सर्वोच्च, उच्च र जिल्ला अदालतका न्यायाधीश, सर्वोच्च अदालतका एक पूर्वन्यायाधीश, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालयको कानून संकायका डीन, कानूनका एक प्राध्यापक, नेपाल बार एसोसिएसनका अध्यक्ष र महिला, जनजाति र दलितको प्रतिनिधित्व हुने गरी कानून क्षेत्रका तीन अनुभवी व्यक्ति सदस्य हुन्छन्। न्यायिक र प्राज्ञिक सदस्य प्रधान न्यायाधीशले र ती तीन जना नेपाल सरकारले दुई वर्षका लागि मनोनयन गर्छन्। परिषद्ले नीति र कार्यक्रम स्वीकृत गर्छ र वर्षमा कम्तीमा दुई पटक बैठक बस्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 6–8, pp. 5–7
• Day-to-day work is run by an Executive Committee chaired by the Executive Director, with the Law Ministry secretary, the Judicial Council secretary, the Supreme Court Registrar, a senior deputy attorney general and the Nepal Bar Association secretary. The Executive Director is a sitting or former judge, or a person qualified to be a High Court judge, appointed or deputed on the Judicial Council's recommendation for up to four years, renewable once.दैनिक काम कार्यकारी निर्देशकको अध्यक्षतामा कानून मन्त्रालयका सचिव, न्याय परिषद्का सचिव, सर्वोच्च अदालतका रजिस्ट्रार, वरिष्ठतम नायब महान्यायाधिवक्ता र नेपाल बार एसोसिएसनका सचिव रहने कार्यकारी समितिले चलाउँछ। कार्यकारी निर्देशक बहालवाला वा पूर्वन्यायाधीश वा उच्च अदालतको न्यायाधीश हुन योग्य व्यक्तिमध्येबाट न्याय परिषद्को सिफारिसमा बढीमा चार वर्षका लागि नियुक्त वा खटाइन्छ, र एक कार्यकालका लागि पुनः नियुक्त हुन सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 9–11, pp. 7–9; Section 17, pp. 10–11
• High Court and District Court judges and Nepal Judicial Service staff can be deputed to the Academy for research or training work. The Academy has its own fund, made up of government grants, money from foreign governments or international organisations (which needs government approval), income from consultancy, research and publications, and other sources. Its accounts are audited by the Auditor General, and it must publish an annual report on its programmes, money received, costs, achievements and future plans.प्रतिष्ठानको अनुरोधमा उच्च वा जिल्ला अदालतका न्यायाधीश र नेपाल न्याय सेवाका कर्मचारीलाई अनुसन्धान वा प्रशिक्षणको कामका लागि काजमा खटाउन सकिन्छ। प्रतिष्ठानको छुट्टै कोष हुन्छ, जसमा नेपाल सरकारको अनुदान, विदेशी सरकार वा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय संस्थाबाट प्राप्त रकम (सरकारको स्वीकृति लिएर), परामर्श, अनुसन्धान र प्रकाशन बिक्रीबाट आएको रकम र अन्य स्रोतको रकम रहन्छ। यसको लेखापरीक्षण महालेखापरीक्षकबाट हुन्छ, र प्रतिष्ठानले कार्यक्रम, प्राप्त रकम, लागत, उपलब्धि र भावी योजनासहितको वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन सार्वजनिक गर्नुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 20–23 and 25, pp. 12–13

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

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Where does it conflict with other laws?

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