A Glossary of Constitutional Terms: English / Nepali

Although enormously long sentences are hard to understand, evenif properly punctuated, it is not always possible to use very shortsentences. In order to aid comprehension, constitutions have startedusing sections or articles with many levels of subdivision. Here isan example (from the Constitution of Papua New Guinea):2. If—a. there is a vacancy in the office of Governor-General; orb. the Governor-General is suspended from office; orc. the Governor-General is—i. on leave of absence; orii. absent from the country; oriii. out of speedy and effective communication; oriv. otherwise unable to perform, or is not readily availableto perform, the duties of his office,the Speaker is, subject to Subsection (3), the Acting Governor-General.This is the work of a great drafter, Jo Lynch. Although the sentenceis long, and may put off the ordinary reader, the text is very clear,These days, drafters might even go so far as to invert the entirearticle so that the point of the thing is clear at the beginning of thearticle:(1) In the circumstances listed in clause (2) the Speakeracts as Governor-GeneralIII(2) The circumstances referred to in clause (1) are…A Glossary of Constitutional Terms