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Assoc. Prof. Laxmi Bakhadyo

Contact: Suryabinyak-4, Dadhikot, Bhaktapur, Bagmati, Nepal | 01-6634455, 01-6634663

Email : laxmi.bakhadyo@ksl.edu.np

Designation: Associate Professor

Biography

Assoc. Prof. Laxmi Bakhadyo is a prominent criminal law specialist and researcher at the Kathmandu School of Law who has pioneered the discussion around forensic psychology in Nepal's criminal justice system. Her work highlights how the system remains heavily offender-focused, leaving victims particularly children and sexual abuse survivors vulnerable to psychological retraumatization during court proceedings.

Publication

Newspaper Articles

S.N. Article
01 “Right to food” Published on My Republica on April 4th, 2014
02 “A big bane” published on My Republica on May 26th, 2014
03 “Compensation to Sex Abuse Victim”, published on Kantipur on 10th July 2017
04 “Polygamy in Nepal”, published on Kantipur on 12 August, 2017
05 “Medical Negligence”, published on Kantipur on March 30, 2018
06 “Increasing violence against women”, published on Kantipur on April 29, 2019

Research Articles

Journal Articles

S.N. Journal Article
01 “Right to food ought to be secured to secure reproductive health rights” published on NeLSA Law Journal, Volume 1, 2013
02 “Compensation to Children Victims”, published on Kanoon Anwesika, Vol. 1, Kathmandu School of Law, 2074 (2018)
03 “Judicial Activism in Protection of Child Victims of Sexual Offence in Nepal”, Published in South Asian Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 3., Published on May 5, 2018
04 “Constitution of Nepal, 2072: Contextual analysis of rights of women with disability” published on Kanoon Anwesika, Vol. 2, Kathmandu School of Law, 2074 (2018)

Online Articles

S.N. Online Article
01 “Chaupadi: another form of un-touch ability in Nepal” available in http://www.asianpressinstitute.org/?p=925, published on Asian Press Institute, on May 11th 2014
02 Girls Trafficking: Massive Problem in Nepal, available in http://www.asianpressinstitute.org/?p=1009, published in Asian Press Institute, on November 15, 2014
03 She gave birth to a premature baby because she had not enough to eat available in http://www.asianpressinstitute.org/?p=838#more-838, published on Asian Press Institute, on March 8th 2014
04 “Children in Democratic Movement of 2006 in Nepal”, published on May 18 Web Magazine, Jan 2016
05 “Youth women leaders in politics: Nepalese perspective”, published in Asian Press Institute, on 8th March, 2018
06 “Girls not bride; yet yes they are”, published in Asian Press Institute, http://www.asianpressinstitute.org/?paged=3, 2018

Research Interest/Research Area

S.N. Area of Expertise
01 Forensic Psychology
02 Victimology
03 Juvenile Justice
04 White color Crime
05 Gender

Faculty In News

Transforming Legal Education: Kathmandu School of Law Hosts Three-Day Seminar on Innovation and Emerging Scholarship

July 06, 2025

Congratulations to our Faculties

July 10, 2024

Professors Geeta Pathak Sangroula and Amritha V. Shenoy Deliver Papers at International Colloquium

March 11, 2024

Successful completion of Revitalization Assembly

February 28, 2024

Faculty Awarded Best Paper Presentation Award

December 08, 2023

KSL representation in the International Forum

December 04, 2023

About KSL

Kathmandu School of Law was established in year 2000 as a community-based, non-profit academic institution. KSL is the first institution in the country to initiate 5 year undergraduate degree in Law.

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  • info@ksl.edu.np
  • ksl.edu.np
  • Suryabinayak- 04, Bhaktapur, Bagmati, Nepal

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