HBC 94 fm
SUBMITTED BY
LAWYERS
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN, YOUTH,
ENVIRONMENT, RIGHTS & SOCIETY
[A
professional and dedicated group of Lawyers]
Phone
Number 413133
Email:
lawyersnepal@mail.com
P.O.Box
No. 2704
Kamaladi
Chowk
Kathmandu,
Nepal.
To
The Project Manager
HBC 94 fm
Arubari, Boudha
Kathmandu.
Sub: Submission
of the proposal of a Legal Programme.
Dear Sir,
It is our Pleasure
to submit the following proposal for a legal programme on your HBC 94fm.
We are a group of
professional and dedicated Lawyers working together for a common goal of spreading legal
knowledge and awareness to the public. We hope that you will look into the proposal
positively and cooperate with us to achieve our objectives.
Thanking You.
Sincerely
Yours,
Santosh Giri
Advocate
For
LAWYERS
INTRODUCTION
Radio has been
one of the most successful sources of information and entertainment throughout the world
since it was first established. Especially in the present context, FM has been the most
successful one. Kathmandu, in turn is totally tuned to the FM stations. Among several
others HBC 94 fm has been most effective if not successful in this area. Almost all the FM
stations broadcast programmes on legal issues but HBC lacks it. Keeping in mind the
universal theory of law “Ignorance of law is no excuse” it becomes necessary to
provide an appropriate program concerning this issue. Such programme will be even more
effective if delivered on the public related issues that keep on arising. Thus LAWYERS
intends to submit this proposal in order to air an effective legal awareness programme
through your reputed station.
CONCEPT
This will be
an one hour weekly programme totally dedicated to public with a view to increase their
legal knowledge and legal awareness. Mainly, the programme can be divided into following
segments:
- Issue of the week.
- Effect of the issue on public: public participatory
- Experts opinion
- Introduction of law:
awareness
As the programme has
its main objective of spreading legal awareness to the public, public participation in the
programme will be encouraged. Later, an expert will answer problem of public on the
programme or an appropriate solution on the problem will be proposed to the listeners.
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The programme will be produced and
presented by LAWYERS
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Hot legal issues, criminal cases,
opinions of victims and so on will also be added later.
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The name and duration of the
programme will be determined according to the convenience of the both parties.
OBJECTIVE
The main
objective of the programme will be to spread legal awareness and give legal solutions to
the questions asked on the programme through mails and emails.
TARGETTED
GROUP
As the theory goes
“Ignorance of law is no excuse” , this programme shall not have any fixed age
group to deal with as its targeted listeners. Every people of every age group shall be
entitled of being a listener..
CONCLUSION
As stated earlier, the importance of the programme
is beyond question. Since there in lack of a n effective program that is able to grasp
public perception, the programme shall be thus very important.
People shall receive
enough information on legal and related issues.
Thus, HBC 94 fm and LAWYERS will prove to play a significant step
in the step towards public awareness in law through media.
THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Its significance and legal perspectives
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1. Title: THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Its significance and legal perspectives.
2.
Introduction:
The European
Integration started after the II world war with European Coal and Steel Community ECSC
in 1952. Its main objective was for the everlasting peace and prosperity as well as a
sound economical union amidst the historical rivals. Soon in 1958 the first European
Assembly was held as an ad hoc committee for the European political community. After that
European Economic Committee EEC and European Union for Atomic Energy EURATOM
were formed in 1958. The basic concept for
the European Union EU was seen more positive with the formation of European
Community EC in the later years respectively. In 1962 European Assembly decides to
describe itself as European Parliament EP. 1973 the first meeting of EP is called
to order with 198 European Members of Parliament. The basis of representation for the
numbers of MPs per country is considered upon the economic, geographic and contributory
aspects. 1975 the rights, duties and powers of the EMPs are set forward.1979 the first
direct elections for 410 seats in the EP is held and since then respectively in every 5
years of intervals reaching a total number of 626 members now.
European
Parliament has been seen so far as the first and only experiment in the trans-national
democracy apart from the normal national parliaments we have seen so far. No other
institution in the world brings together under one roof representatives form different
countries i.e. 626 of 15 today and plans to gather more. They have been directly elected
to that institution and have been given a range of legally entrenched powers. Nowhere is
there is an equivalent body, eager both to exercise its powers beyond the reach of the
individual governments and to extend its influence over the decisions that are taken above
the national level. EP is the directly elected expression of political will of the people
of EU. With representation of 370 million
citizens its primary objectives are like those of any other parliament such as to pass
laws, control the executive or the Council of Ministers etc.
Its
powers and strength has been gradually improving continuously by different acts and
treaties such as the single act 1987, Treaty on EU 1993 and Treaty of Amsterdam 1997.
3. Statement of the Problem:
- The main question remains as where does the parliament go from here? Destination.
- Is the EP achieving the momentum necessary to gain a stronger role within
and outside the EU? Momentum.
- No one can predict with any degree of confidence what the EU and EP will
look like in the next years to come except for praising the outcome till now. Future.
- Is it a parliament or just an assembly of national representatives? Resemblance.
- What makes it different from the national parliaments? Difference.
- What could be the possible perspectives of EP for the future? Perspectives.
4. Review of the
literature:
- Relevant Literatures
- The European Parliament is a recent work by two Europeans Francis Jacobs and Richard Corbett . It was first
published by the Long man group, UK in 1999. It covers various aspects of European Union
too.
- European Agenda 2000 is a collection of guidelines published from the
European Commission in 1999.
- Europe in 10 points is a short guideline especially written for the
scholars and the member citizens too. Written by Pascal Fontaine, in 1998 the European Documentations division published it
for the EC.
- Serving the European Union is actually a guideline for the citizens of the
new territory which consists various aspects of directives as well as duties. It was
published by a member nation Belgium for EC in 1999.
- Sources
1.
European Commission for Nepal.
2.
The British Council
3.
Supreme Court Library
4.
Central Library
5.
The Internet
5. Research
Design:
Data
collection and analysis will be done from the above sources.
6. Objectives of
the Study:
a.
To be familiar with the sole trans-national organisational having a parliament.
b.
To be familiar with the formation, operation and powers of EP.
c.
To analyse between a national parliament and a trans-national parliament.
d.
To be able to enumerate possible perspectives for the future.
e.
To find possible answers to the statement of problems as described before.
7. Limitation of
the study:
The limitation of the study will be strictly restricted within the boundaries
of EU. However for the comparative study EP will be compared with the normal parliament
structure.
Conventions,
acts and laws will not be entertained frequently but only as much as the subject matter
requires.
8. Significance
of the study:
a.
To the Academicians
·
What role will the EP play while the EC moves towards a higher level of
integration?
·
What kind of institution EP really is?
·
How does it work?
·
What sort of powers does it possess?
b.
To Society
A new parliament structure knowledge as
well as its drawbacks and possible conclusions for better understanding will be provided
to the concerned.
c.
To Readers
An additional documentary resource
in the field of research papers in this subject will be provided for the concerned.
9. Methods of
Study:
Comparative study of EP and national parliament will be done while the epicentre of
the study will be focused upon the EP only. Thus making the study moreover like a critical
analysis rather than a comparative study. The study will be a critic because it will
strictly deal with the EP and its drawbacks, findings, suggestions and solutions on the
loopholes seen.
10. Collection of Data:
Data will be collected as described in the prior section 4b.
11. Organisation of study:
The research will be divided into 7 units, … chapters and …. topics .
However addition or subtraction or amendments to them can be made.
12. Data
Treatment:
Interpretation
and analysis of the achieved data and materials will be done taking in mind the recent
amendments in the prescribed subject. The main base of analysis and interpretation will be
the prescribed sources only.
13.Time
Framework:
The time constant or the time framework on this topic will be as according to the
academic requirement .
14.Biblography:
a.
The European Parliament: Francis Jacobs and Richard Corbett, Long man group, UK.
b.
European Agenda 2000: European Commission, 1999.
c.
Europe in 10 points: Pascal Fontaine, European Documentations, 1998.
d.
Serving the European Union: EC, Belgium, 1999.
e.
Website: www.europa.eu.int
f.
CD-Rom: Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia
2000 & Britannica 2000.
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