Kussum Shrestha Saakha
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Kussum Shrestha Saakha
Managing PartnerEducation Background:
LL. M (1981) : Harvard Law School, Massachusetts Boston, USA (Specialization in Family Law & U.N. Law)
American Legal System : Attended an orientation in the” United States Legal System” Organized by International Law Institute of George Town University Law in Washington D.C. from July 17 to August 8 1980.
D.L. (1975) : Nepal Law Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu Nepal
B.A. (1973) : Loreto College, North Bengal University, Darjeeling, India.
Affiliations
Past President
- NCWCA (Nepal Center for Women and Children Affairs) Shtrii Shakti S2
- FWLD (Forum for Women, Law and Development)
Executive Member
- Nepal Law Society
- Shrtii Shakti, an organization working for the gender equality & sustainable development through empowerment of women
General Member
- FWLD (Forum for Women, Law and Development)
- LEADERS, Nepal (Legal and Environmental Analysis for Development and Research Services) Kathmandu.
- SCOPE, (Society for constitutional and Parliamentary exercise)
Supporting Background
Academic and Professional Teaching : B.S. 2033-4-20 to 2073-7-30
- Asst. Lecturer- 1976 August 4 to 1983 May 21 Lecturer- 1983 May – 1998 January
- Associate Professor – 1998 January to date. Professor – B.S. 2069-12-28
Co-ordinator :
- Refugee Law Chair (July 24, 2006- June, 2010), Faculty of Law, Tribhuvan University
- Provided expert input as a panel of expert to the model Legislation, “The Refugee Status and Determination Act 2012” initiated by UNHCR
Administrative :
- Assistant Dean – 1995 April – 2003 April Faculty of Law, TU Kathmandu.
- Head of Central Department of Law, Tribhuvan University (May 12, 2012 – 2016)
- Member of Management Committee and Working Committee of Nepal Law Campus, TU
- Member of Research Committee of The Faculty of Law, TU
- Member of Tribhuvan University Academic Council B.S. 2069-5-13
Personal Information
Nationality : Nepali
Language : Fluency in written and spoken Nepali and English, working knowledge of written and spoken Hindi
Mother Tongue : Newari
Countries Traveled : U.K., U.S.A., Canada, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Bangkok, Hong Kong, China, South Africa and India.



