Since its inception in 1999, Kathmandu
School of Law is committed to transform
legal education in Nepal.
It has passed its sixth year with many
important accomplishments and significant
outcomes. This year we brought out the
first batch of our LL.B. students in the
market with excellent result in the Bar
Council Examination. The same year we
witnessed the high quality applicants
and an impressive class in LL.B. first
year attracting students from some of
the country's most outstanding schools
and colleges. In the pretext of increasing
internal conflicts and severe human rights
violation, we pioneered in introducing
a one year interdisciplinary Masters'
Degree Course on Human Rights and Conflict
and International Humanitarian Laws for
the first time in South Asia to prepare
qualified human resources to contribute
in these sectors.
KSL, this year too, renewed its commitment
to being proactive in the legal education
to prepare leaders in the practice of
law, public and community service. We
dedicated ourselves to provide enlightenment
to the legal profession and to foster
an accessible, fair, and reliable system
of justice. We have implemented experimental
models of teaching, which include substantive
coursework followed by courses where the
student actually applies what was learned.
In striving to promote our community of
learning, this year we initiated a series
of students' presentations. In the program,
students presented their research and
writings on substantive topics in the
law and social science. The purpose was
to highlight students' scholarly endeavors
and to allow them to share their work
with the entire school community.
We strive to provide the necessary programs
and opportunities for the exposure of
our students nationally and internationally
and enable them to fully compete with
their peers in the region. Our students'
involvement in co-curricular and extracurricular
activities is impressive and among our
greatest sources of pride. KSL, this year
too, has maintained its tradition of continuous
participation in different national and
international interaction and academic
programs and marked excellence in the
region by receiving Gold Medal Award in
Regional Moot Court Competition and Academic
Excellence Award in 6th Human Rights Summer
School Program.
Legal education is a part of social science,
and therefore no legal education can ignore
the socio-economic and political development
of society. Therefore, KSL directed its
efforts to the development of the nation
with functional democracy and rule of
law. It took various initiatives in transformation
of conflict through enhancing democratic
and constitutional values. Establishment
of Peace Negotiation Resource Centre (PNRC)
and launching of civic education program
through radio and television are some
of our visible efforts for enlarging the
roles and responsibilities of the individuals
and civil society in order to promote
democracy, constitutionalism and rule
of law. KSL introduced the concept of
'Inclusive Democracy" which not only
reflected on the need of 'consolidation
of democracy and constitutionalism' for
transformation of the conflict, but also
emphasized on the need of 'inclusion of
economic and social democracy, benefiting
all segments of the population' for successful
transformation of violent conflict. We
initiated a massive advocacy on inclusive
democracy and the need of new constitution,
and we are proud that it has now become
a common agenda of political parties and
civil society.
Along with the academic progress and advancements,
this year we were able to achieve national
reputation through enhancement of academic
collaboration with many national and international
organizations. In this course, Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) was signed with
University School of Law and Legal Studies,
New Delhi to develop academic partnership
to strengthen quality education and promotion
of Human Rights in the respective countries.
Similarly, MoU was signed with Bangladesh
Legal Aid Service Trust, Bangladesh and
Legal Aid Services, West Bengal to provide
legal aid to the indigent citizens of
Nepal, Bangladesh and India in the respective
countries. A series of timely faculty/guest
panels and special events, such as talk
program with British Ambassador, Charge
d' Affairs of Embassy of Denmark, representative
from Office of the United Nation's High
Commissioner for Human Rights and Delegation
of the European Commission to Nepal have
definitely contributed to enrich students'
academic standard and broaden their intellectual
horizons. We anticipate a continued high
level of collaboration with other schools
and universities in future.
We acknowledge that our donors are responsible
for our most successful comprehensive
campaign, and for the ever-increasing
endowments that support our numerous educational
and co-curricular programs and scholarships.
Engagement in constructive and academic
cooperation with Nepal Police, Judiciary,
Attorney General's Office and Nepal Bar
Association and other institutions such
as National Police Academy, Judicial Academy,
and Judicial Service Training Centre as
well as many INGOs and NGOs was also inspiring.
On behalf of KSL, I sincerely thank you
all for your generosity and commitment
and look forward to your continued support
as we lead the way in legal education.
Kathmandu School of Law (KSL) is now entering
in its seventh year. It is our priority
at KSL to further our progress achieved
in the previous academic years and constantly
improve our programs and learning environment.
As in previous years, we continue to build
upon our successes, strive to accomplish
new initiatives, and address the numerous
challenges facing law and society today.
We remain committed as ever to attracting
and retaining as one of the best law school
in the region and to ensuring the opportunity
of qualified students to attend our school.
However, we could not have achieved the
prominence we now enjoy, nor could we
hope to realize our ambitions for the
future without continued support and dedication
of our counselors, teachers, staffs and
students. We are grateful to all who supported
us in our constant pursuit of excellence.
As we strive to provide our students with
superior services and academic environment,
we need their continuous dedication and
support in the days to come. With optimism
and dedication, we strive to continue
our tradition of excellence for a bright
future for our students and our school.
Thank You.
Yubaraj Sangroula
Executive Director
