Explain the basic features of Nepalese federalism.

1.1 Meaning and FeaturesA unitary system concentrates constitutional sovereignty in one central government. Whatever powers sub-national institutions exercise are delegated by statute, revocable at the centre's will. Features:1. Single constitution-maker — the central legislature is constitutionally omnipotent (within any superior constitution it may itself have);2. Delegation, not division — local/provincial bodies are statutory creatures: their existence, powers and boundaries alterable by ordinary central law;3. Uniformity of law — one legal order across the state (with local by-laws only);4. Single line of accountability — the centre answers to the whole electorate for everything;5. No constitutional inter-level disputes — conflicts are statutory interpretation, not constitutional litigation.Examples: the United Kingdom, France, Japan, the Netherlands; Nepal before 2015 (local bodies under the Local Self-Governance Act 2055 (1999) were decentralization, not federalism — power lent, not divided).1.2 Distribution of Power in a Unitary SystemPower is distributed administratively: ministries → regions → districts → local bodies, each holding functions assigned by central statute, with the centre retaining supervision, direction and override (rules, circulars, budget control, dissolution of local councils). The distribution can be generous (Scandinavian municipalities with tax powers and service autonomy) or thin (pure deconcentration — field offices of ministries) — a spectrum of decentralization within unitary constitutionalism. Deconcentration (field administration) vs. delegation (agencies) vs. devolution (elected local government with statutory powers) are the three…