Bhutan or the Kingdom of Bhutan
is the sovereign state landlocked in the Eastern Himalayas in South Asia and it
is a Constitutional Monarchy with the parliamentary form of Government, the
Political system grants universal suffrage and it is consisting of the National
council, and National Assembly for the governance. Council of Minister
exercising the Executive power and its Legal System originates from the semi-
theocratic Tsa Yig Code and influenced by English Common law. You can read
online about the legal system of Bhutan, including its Historical Background,
National Symbols, Political system, Legislature, Executive, Legal, Judiciary,
Legal Profession, Government and its agencies at http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Bhutan.html
One can also have look about its legal system and
Constitution, Executive, Judicial, Legislative and also about its Legal and
General Guides at http://loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/bhutan.php
Learn about The Constitution of Bhutan:
The Constitution of Bhutan is the
supreme law of the nation of Bhutan and it was enacted in the year 2008 by the
Royal Government of Bhutan and it was thoroughly planned by several government
offices and agencies over a period of almost 7 years. The current Constitution
is based on Buddhist philosophy and other international documents. Learn more
about constitution and its provisions at: http://www.bhutanaudit.gov.bt/About%20Us/Mandates/Constitution%20of%20Bhutan%202008.pdf
Find below the useful links for downloading eBooks and
Articles on Legal system of Bhutan:
Labor and
Employment law: http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/bt/bt021en.pdf
Law on
Working Condition: http://www.molhr.gov.bt/molhr/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/15-regulation-eng-in-A5-corrected.pdf
Industrial
Property Act: https://www.jpo.go.jp/shiryou_e/s_sonota_e/fips_e/pdf/bhutan_e/e_sangyou_act.pdf
Employment
Related laws: http://www.doingbusiness.org/~/media/FPDKM/Doing%20Business/Documents/Law-Library/Bhutan-Rules-and-Regulations-on-Employment-of-Bhutanese-Nationals-in-the-Private-Sector.pdf
Industrial
Property Rules: https://www.jpo.go.jp/shiryou_e/s_sonota_e/fips_e/pdf/bhutan_e/e_sangyou_rules.pdf
Filming
Regulation: http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/bt/bt022en.pdf
Medicine
Rules and Regulation: http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/documents/s19419en/s19419en.pdf
Tobacco
Control Rules: http://oag.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Tobacoo%20Control%20Rules%20and%20Regulations%202011%20(Eng).pdf
Civil
Service laws: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/80223/86467/F-605773868/BTN80223%20Eng.pdf
Forest and
Nature Conservation: http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bhu7101.pdf
Gender
Equality Policy: https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/institutional-document/149350/gender-equality-diagnostic-bhutan.pdf
Rules for
Income-Tax: http://www.mof.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/RulesITA2001.pdf
Justice for
Children: https://www.crin.org/sites/default/files/bhutan_access_to_justice_0.pdf
Social Media
Policy: http://www.gnhc.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/RGoB-Draft-Social-Media-Policy.pdf
Civil and
Criminal Procedure codes: https://www.unodc.org/tldb/pdf/Bhutan_Civil_and_Criminal_Procedure_Code_2001_Full_text.pdf
Child Protection:
http://www.pce.edu.bt/sites/default/files/Child%20Protection%20in%20the%20Kingdom%20of%20Bhutan%20by%20NCWC.pdf
Foreign Exchange
policy: https://bhutan.eregulations.org/media/Foreign%20exchange%20regulations.pdf
Fire Arms
and Ammunition law: https://www.unodc.org/tldb/pdf/Bhutan_Fire_Arms_and_Ammunition_Act_1990.pdf
Wage law: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/87828/100248/F719906774/BTN87828%20English.pdf
Police Law: http://www.rbp.gov.bt/Forms/Police%20Act.pdf
Accounting
Standards: http://www.aasbb.com.bt/Publish/News/Accounting.pdf
Forestry
Policy: https://www.weadapt.org/sites/weadapt.org/files/legacy-new/knowledge-base/files/521c8788e61b3bhutan-serie-13-cs5-v7-for-web.pdf
Rules for
Commercial Cable Television operation: http://www.moic.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/catvrules.pdf
Anti
Corruption law: http://www.lexadin.nl/wlg/legis/nofr/oeur/arch/bhu/acor2006.pdf
Power
Corporation service rules: http://www.bpc.bt/wp-content/downloads/docs/BPCSRR2010.pdf
Download law eBooks and Articles:
Administrative
System in Bhutan: http://thebooksout.com/download/administrative-system-in-bhutan
Law
Enforcement in Bhutan: http://nationalpubliclibrary.info/articles/eng/Law_enforcement_in_Bhutan
Judiciary of
Bhutan: http://www.ebooklibrary.org/articles/eng/Judiciary_of_Bhutan
Human Rights
Report: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/220601.pdf
Environmental
Legislations and Institutions Handbook: http://www.sacep.org/pdf/Reports-Technical/2002-UNEP-SACEP-Law-Handbook-Bhutan.pdf
Election
policy (handbook): http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/HandbookForElectionCoordinators.pdf
Departmental Sites:
Government
of Bhutan: http://www.bhutan.gov.bt/
National
Assembly of Bhutan: www.nab.gov.bt/
Ministry of
Finance: www.mof.gov.bt/
Tourism
Council of Bhutan: www.tourism.gov.bt
Ministry of
Home and Cultural Affairs: www.mohca.gov.bt/
Department
of IT and Telecom: www.dit.gov.bt/
Royal Government
of Bhutan: https://www.citizenservices.gov.bt/home
Royal Bhutan
Police: www.rbp.gov.bt/
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs: www.mfa.gov.bt/
Ministry of
Health: www.health.gov.bt/
National
Land Commission Secretariat: www.nlcs.gov.bt/