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Author Harding, Andrew

Title Constitutionalism and Legal Change in Myanmar
Published Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (224 pages)
Contents X. The President and the Executive on Constitutional ChangeXI. Seeking Unity through a Shared Identity in a Constitutional Settlement; XII. Conclusion; 2; Rule of Law Concepts in Burma""s Constitutions and Actual Practice: No Ground for Optimism; I. Glimpses of Rule of Law, 1962-2011; II. Espousal of the Rule of Law Concept by Burmese (Myanmar) Authorities; III. Government Accountability Under the Law; IV. The Practices and Provisions Concerning Fundamental Liberties of Citizens; V. Developments from Early 2012 to Early 2016 Regarding Rule of Law: Incautious Optimism?
VI. The Constitutional Tribunal Imbroglio of 2012VII. Conclusion; 3; A Second Panglong Agreement: Burmese Federalism for the Twenty-first Century; I. The First Panglong Agreement; II. The Second Panglong Agreement; III. Conclusion; 4; Irresistible Forces and Immovable Objects: Constitutional Change in Myanmar; I. The Amendment Process under the 2008 Constitution; II. The Constitutional Review Process: Amending the Amendment Provision; III. Critique of the Amendment Process; 5; The 2008 Constitution: The Evolution of Leadership; I. Constitutional Provisions for Leadership3
II. The Impact of Leadership on Constitutional InterpretationIII. Leadership Development; IV. Leadership Dynamics Affecting the Constitution; V. The Prospects for Constitutional Amendment; VI. Intentions Create Realities; 6; Contesting the Rules: Myanmar""s 2015 Election and Electoral Integrity1; I. Myanmar""s 2015 Polls in Context; II. The Legal Framework of Elections in Myanmar; III. ""High Politics"" of Electoral Integrity: Constitutional Reform; IV. Administrative Integrity Issues in the Electoral Laws; V. Conclusions; 7
Achieving ""Genuine Federalism""? Myanmar""s Inexorable Path Towards Constitutional Devolution and Decentralised GovernanceI. The State of the Debate; II. Federalism in Myanmar law; III. Governance at the Region and State Levels; IV. The Peace Process; V. The Constitutional Reform Process; 8; The Everyday Emergency: Between the Constitution and the Code of Criminal Procedure in Myanmar; I. Executive Appropriation of Emergency Power; II. From Executive Order to a Constitutional State of Emergency; III. Myanmar""s Constitutional Provisions on Emergency; IV. Conclusion; 9
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Subject Constitutional law -- Burma
Law reform -- Burma
Constitutional law
Law reform
Burma
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1509902104
9781509902101