Nepal, May 13 -- The 2015 Constitution of Nepal was promulgated to address the country's existing structural problems. Article 31 specifically entitles school education as a fundamental right of every citizen. However, despite the constitutional shift to federalism, school education is predominantly governed by the Education Act of 1971, designed to provide a legal basis under the unitary system. This legal mismatch between the new constitutional framework and the outdated education law has created tension, giving rise to teachers' protests.

In order to address the demands and grievances of the teaching community, it is important to address such legal incoherence. Many attribute Nepal's failed development to a unitary governance system t...