Tourism Law and Environment syllabus

Tourism Law and Environment

• 1 Introduction to Legal Environment in Tourism (8 LH)

  • Meaning, nature, sources and types of law
  • Tourism law and legal environment
  • Importance and scope
  • Court system, jurisdiction and civil procedure
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
• 2 Law for Tourism Business (12 LH)

  • Business establishment: Company and Firm
  • Board of Directors and Annual General Meeting
  • Foreign investment and technology transfer
  • Foreign Exchange and Nepal Rastra Bank
  • National industrial policies focusing on tourism
  • Business and agency contracts
  • International agencies: WTO, SAFTA, BIMSTEC
  • International air laws: IHA Protocol and UFTAA convention 1963
• 3 Employment Relation in Tourism (8 LH)

  • Labour Law: meaning and nature
  • Constitutional, legal and contractual rights of labour
  • Trade Unionism and Industrial Democracy
  • Labour welfare and social security
  • Labour Act special provisions
  • Labour Office, Department and Court
• 4 Tourism Related Laws in Nepal (9 LH)

  • Visa System and Department of Immigration
  • CAAN, Nepal Tourism Board and applicable laws
  • Travel and Trekking Agency legal standards
  • Mountaineering Expedition legal standards
  • Hotel, Lodge, Restaurant and Bar legal standards
  • Trekking, Rafting, Paragliding and Sky Sports legal standards
• 5 Environment Laws and Tourism (11 LH)

  • Environment Protection Law and Tourism in Nepal
  • Environmental Protection Act and Rules, 1997
  • Asian Monument Protection Act and Rules
  • National Park and Wildlife Protection Act and Rules
  • Wildlife Reservation Act and Rules