Constitutionalism and legal change in Myanmar. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Andrew Harding, with the assistance of Khin Khin Oo.
• Editors: Harding, Andrew; Oo, Khin Khin
• Contents: Seeking constitutional settlement in Myanmar / Janelle Saffin -- Rule of law concepts in Burma's constitutions and actual practice : no ground for optimism / Myint Zan -- A second panglong agreement : Burmese federalism for the Twenty-first-Century / David C Williams -- Irresistible forces and immovable objects : constitutional change in Myanmar / Andrew Harding -- The 2008 Constitution : the evolution of leadership / Priscilla Clapp -- Contesting the rules : Myanmar's 2015 election and electoral integrity / Bridget Welsh -- Achieving 'Genuine Federalism'? Myanmar's insxorable path towards constitutional devolution and decentralised governance / Marcus Brand -- The everyday emergency : between the constitution and the code of criminal procedure in Myanmar / Melissa Crouch -- How the constitutional tribunal's jurisprudence sparked a crisis / Dominic Jerry Nardi, Jr -- Judicial power and the constitutional Tribunal : some suggestions for better legislation relating to the tribunal and its role / Khin Khin Oo -- Human rights under the new rigime / Catherine Renshaw -- The legal profession and the substantive rule of law in Myanmar / Janelle Saffin and Nathan Willis.
• Publisher Details: London : Hart Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 342.591; Constitutional law -- Burma; Law reform -- Burma; Burma -- Politics and government
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781509902118; 1509902112
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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