Alpine Law Associates is the leading full-service law firm encompassing a wide range of legal practices located in Kathmandu, Nepal. It consists of a team of the country's best lawyers, each with expertise in their respective fields, tailored to meet clients' specific needs.
Anamnagar-29, Kathmandu
A 2026 practitioner's guide to the juvenile justice system in Nepal under the Children's Act 2075 (2018) — age thresholds (under 10 absolute incapacity, 10-14 doli incapax, 14-16 reformative, 16-18 reduced punishment), Juvenile Court / Juvenile Bench at District Court, in-camera trial, identity protection, separate detention, diversion programmes, rehabilitation framework, Constitution Article 39, and UN CRC obligations.
A 2026 practitioner's guide to the fundamental rights chapter of the Constitution of Nepal 2072 (2015) — Part 3, Articles 16-46 — covering personal liberty, equality, freedom of expression, religion, privacy, property, women's, children's, Dalit, and senior citizens' rights, the right against torture, the writ jurisdictions of the Supreme Court (Article 133) and High Courts (Article 144), reasonable restrictions, comparative position against the 2007 Interim Constitution, and the international human-rights framework Nepal is party to.
"Child sexual abuse in Nepal is criminalised under the Muluki Aparadh Sanhita (Penal Code) 2074 — Section 219 (rape, with age-graded penalty: 16-20 years for victim under 10, 14-16 years for under 14, 12-14 years for under 16, 10-12 years for 16-18); Section 220 (incest, life imprisonment for natural parent-child; no limitation); Section 225 (non-penetrative child sexual abuse, up to 3 years + NPR 30,000). The Act Relating to Children 2075 (2018) Section 66 covers online and inducement-based abuse with up to NPR 75,000 + 3 years. The 2022 amendment extended the rape limitation to 2 years (general) and 3 years (minors / disabled / elderly)."
"Inter-country adoption in Nepal under Chapter 9 of the Muluki Civil Code 2074 (Sec. 188–204) — government permission (Sec. 189), the Inter-country Adoption Board (Sec. 193), foreign-adopter eligibility (Sec. 192), the domestic-first subsidiarity rule, and the critical 2026 status: Nepal is not a Hague party and the process is effectively suspended. Practitioner guide."
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