Citizenship
The constitutional rules for citizenship, belonging, and state recognition.
Article 13. Acquisition, Reacquisition and Termination of Citizenship
Other matters relating to the acquisition, reacquisition and termination of citizenship shall be as provided for in the federal law.
Article 14. Power to Grant non-resident Nepali Citizenship
The non-residential citizenship of Nepal may be so granted to a person who has acquired the citizenship of a foreign country, has resided in a country other than a Member State of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and who or whose father or mother, grandfather or grandmother was previously a citizen of Nepal by decent or birth but www.lawcommission.gov.np subsequently acquired the citizenship of the foreign country that such person may enjoy economic, social and cultural rights in accordance with the federal law.
Article 15. Other Provisions relating to Citizenship of Nepal
Other matters relating to the maintenance of records setting out the identity of every citizen of Nepal and the citizenship of Nepal shall be as provided for in the federal law. www.lawcommission.gov.np
Article 16. Right to Live with Dignity
- (1)Every person shall have the right to live with dignity.
- (2)No law shall be made providing for the death penalty to anyone.
Article 17. Right to Freedom
- (1)No person shall be deprived of his or her personal liberty except in accordance with law.
- (2)Every citizen shall have the following freedoms: -
- (a)Freedom of opinion and expression;
- (b)Freedom to assemble peaceably and without arms;
- (c)Freedom to form political parties;
- (d)Freedom to form unions and associations;
- (e)Freedom to move and reside in any part of Nepal;
- (f)Freedom to practise any profession, carry on any occupation and establish and operate any industry, trade and business in any part of Nepal.
Provided that:
- (1)Nothing in sub-clause (a) shall be deemed to prevent the making of an Act to impose reasonable restrictions on any act which may undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality and independence of Nepal or the harmonious relations between the Federal Units or the people of various castes, tribes, religions or communities or incite caste-based discrimination or untouchability or on any act of disrespect of labour, defamation, contempt of court, incitement to an offence or on any act which may be contrary to public decency or morality.
- (2)Nothing in sub-clause (b) shall be deemed to prevent the making of an Act to impose reasonable restrictions on any act which may undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality and independence of Nepal or the harmonious relations between the Federal Units or public law and order. www.lawcommission.gov.np
- (3)Nothing in sub-clause (c) shall be deemed to prevent the making of an Act to impose reasonable restrictions on any act which may undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality and independence of Nepal, constitute an espionage against the nation or divulge national secrecy or on any act of rendering assistance to any foreign State, organization or representative in a manner to undermine the security of Nepal or on an act of sedition or on any act which may undermine the harmonious relations between the Federal Units or on any act of incitement to caste-based or communal hatred or on any act which may undermine the harmonious relations between various castes, tribes, religions and communities, or on any act of acquisition of, or restriction on, membership of any political party on the basis solely of tribe, language, religion, community or sex or on any act of formation of a political party with discrimination between citizens or on incitement to violent acts or on any act which may be contrary to public morality.
- (4)Nothing in sub-clause (d) shall be deemed to prevent the making of an Act to impose reasonable restrictions on any act which may undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality and independence of Nepal, or on any act which may constitute espionage against the nation or on any act