Kathmandu, Sept. 22 -- Nepal's Law Commission spent the last fiscal year studying some of the country's most complex emerging legal issues, from artificial intelligence and egg donation to same-sex marriage and the pay and perks of public officials.

It also prepared five draft bills and sent them to the government, covering the National Youth Council, compensation for victims of malicious investigation and prosecution, Nepal Scouts, the rights and development of Dalit communities, and amendments to the law governing the commission.

Yet when the government drew up its legislative programme for the current fiscal year, the commission's work barely featured.

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