Nepal is still running under strong feudalistic social values and norms. There were no clear provisions regarding Nepalese women and property rights until 1975. Following the UN Declaration of 1975, which was International Women’s Year, the Nepali government began to celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8th of March. That same year, the Civil Code was amended and a clause on women’s inheritance and property rights included. The clause states that if a woman remains unmarried up to 35 years of age, she would have a right to inherit property. However, the amendment limits itself as it continues “if she gets marriage after having property that should be returned back to the brothers by deducting the marriage cost.”………………
Full Article: Women’s property right movement and Achievement 2002
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