Constitution of Nepal 2015, as amended to 2020
Marriage and Family Life
  • English

    (2) No discrimination shall be made in the application of general laws on grounds of origin, religion, race, caste, tribe, sex, physical condition, condition of health, marital status, pregnancy, economic condition, language or region, ideology or on similar other grounds.

    (5) All offspring shall have the equal right to the ancestral property without discrimination on the ground of gender. (Art. 18)
  • Nepali

    (२) सामान्य कानूनको प्रयोगमा उत्पत्ति, धर्म, वर्ण, जात, जाति, लिंग, शारीरिक अवस्था, अपांगता, स्वास्थ्य स्थिति, वैवाहिक स्थिति, गर्भावस्था, आर्थिक अवस्था, भाषा वा क्षेत्र, वैचारिक आस्था वा यस्तै अन्य कुनै आधारमा भेदभाव गरिने छैन ।

    (५) पैतृक सम्पत्तिमा लैंगिक भेदभाव विना सबै सन्तानको समान हक हुनेछ । (धारा १८)
Marriage and Family Life
  • English

    (1) Every woman shall have equal lineage right without gender-based discrimination.
    (2) Every woman shall have the right to safe motherhood and reproductive health.

    (6) The husband and wife shall have the equal right to property and family affairs. (Art. 38)

  • Nepali

    (१) प्रत्येक महिलालाई लैंगिक भेदभाव विना समान वंशीय हक हुनेछ ।
    (२) प्रत्येक महिलालाई सुरक्षित मातृत्व र प्रजनन स्वास्थ्य सम्बन्धी हक हुनेछ ।
    ...
    (६) सम्पत्ति तथा पारिवारिक मामिलामा दम्पतीको समान हक हुनेछ । (धारा ३८)

Marriage and Family Life
  • English


    (5) No child shall be subjected to child marriage,
    … (Art. 39)

  • Nepali


    (५) कुनै पनि बालबालिकालाई बाल विवाह, … गराउन पाइने छैन ।
    … (धारा ३९)

Marriage and Family Life
  • English

    The State shall pursue the following policies:

    (j) Policies relating to Social Justice and Inclusion:
    ...
    (4) to evaluate economically the work and contribution such as maintenance of children and care of families,
    … (Art. 51)

  • Nepali

    राज्यलेदेिायका नीमििरू अिलम्बन गनेछः–
    ...
    (ञ) सामाजजक न्त्याय र समािेशीकरण सम्बन्त्धी नीमिः
    ...
    (४) बालबच्चाको पालन पोषण, परिवारको हेरचाह जस्ता काम र योगदानलाई आर्थिक रूपमा मूल्यांकन गरिने,
    ... (धारा ५१)

Marriage and Family Life
  • English

    5. Laws relating to family affairs (marriage, transfer of property, divorce, persons on the verge of extinction, orphan, adoption, succession and joint family)
    … (Schedule 7, List of Concurrent (federal and provincial) Powers/Jurisdiction)
  • Nepali

    ६. पारिवारिक मामिला (विवाह, सम्पत्ति हस्तान्तरण, सम्बन्ध विच्छेद, लोपोन्मुख, टुहुरा, धर्मपुत्र, धर्मपुत्री उत्तराधिकार र संयुक्त परिवार) सम्बन्धी कानून
    ... (अनुसूची–७, संघ र प्रदेशको साझा अधिकारको सूची)
Marriage and Family Life
  • English

    11. Personal events, births, deaths, marriages and statistics
    … (Schedule 9, List of concurrent Powers/Jurisdiction for Federation, Province and Local Level)
  • Nepali

    (११) व्यक्तिगत घटना, जन्म, मृत्यु, विवाह र तथ्यांक
    ... (अनुसूची–९, संघ, प्रदेश र स्थानीय तहको अधिकारको साझा सूची)
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Constitution of Nepal 2015, as amended to 2020 (English). According to Art. 7(1): “The Nepali language in the Devnagari script shall be the official language of Nepal.”

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