Homicide Law in 19th-Century Nepal

A Study of the Muluk¿ Ains and Legal Documents
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-3-96822-245-5
Verlag: Heidelberg University Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 413 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 816 g

Reihe: Documenta Nepalica

The main ambition of this book lies in a detailed analysis of the formation and enforcement of Nepal’s Muluki Ain of 1854, specifically focusing on the provisions regarding homicide within the Muluki 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articles on homicide serve as a microcosm illustrating the broader evolution of Nepal’s legal code, which departed from outdated punishments like genital mutilation and introduced fines and imprisonment instead.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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khatiwoda, Rajan

Über Autor(innen)

Khatiwoda, Rajan
Rajan Khatiwoda is a research associate at the Nepal Heritage Documentation Project (NHDP) at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. He also holds the position of Honorary Leader of the Kathmandu Offi ce of the Sakta Traditions Project at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (OCHS). His main research areas include Hindu
legal traditions, Sakta practices, heritage studies, and South Asian political and legal
history, as well as the epigraphical culture of South Asia.