A Glossary of Constitutional Terms: English / Nepali

Various courses in simple legal language are being offered anddrafting traditions are beginning to change. 'Must' (not 'shall') isbeing used. Drafters avoid saying 'he' or even 'he or she' and use aplural pronoun 'they' instead. Sentences are becoming shorter. See,for example, the Constitution of South Africa:1. The Republic of South Africa is one, sovereign,democratic state founded on the following values:Human dignity, the achievement of equality and theadvancement of human rights and freedoms.Non-racialism and non-sexism.Supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law.Universal adult suffrage, a national common voters' roll,regular elections and a multiparty system of democraticgovernment, to ensure accountability, responsivenessand openness.3… (3) National legislation must provide for theacquisition, loss and restoration of citizenship.It even says 'women and men' when talking of office holders, ratherthan 'persons' or 'citizens'; it certainly never uses 'he' to include'she'!XOf course, these developments are of little help to the translator,who must either use the words/phrases traditionally used totranslate particular usages or must choose words whose meaningsare as close as possible to that of the original. Translators should notA Glossary of Constitutional Terms