LEADER 04296nam 22005771 450 001 9910960680503321 005 20200514202323.0 010 $a9781509902125 010 $a1509902120 010 $a9781509902101 010 $a1509902104 024 7 $a10.5040/9781509902125 035 $a(CKB)3710000000973377 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4770918 035 $a(OCoLC)960043596 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09260449 035 $a(UtOrBLW)BP9781509902125BC 035 $a(Perlego)808878 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000973377 100 $a20170227d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aConstitutionalism and legal change in Myanmar /$fedited by Andrew Harding, with the assistance of Khin Khin Oo 210 1$aOxford [UK] ;$aPortland, Oregon :$cHart Publishing,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (307 pages) 311 08$a9781509929771 311 08$a1509929770 311 08$a9781849467902 311 08$a1849467900 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Seeking Constitutional Settlement in Myanmar -- Janelle Saffin -- 2. Rule of Law Concepts in Burma's Constitutions and Actual Practice: No Ground for Optimism -- Myint Zan -- 3. A Second Panglong Agreement: Burmese Federalism for the Twenty-first Century -- David C Williams -- 4. Irresistible Forces and Immovable Objects: Constitutional Change in Myanmar -- Andrew Harding -- 5. The 2008 Constitution: The Evolution of Leadership -- Priscilla Clapp -- 6. Contesting the Rules: Myanmar's 2015 Election and Electoral Integrity -- Bridget Welsh -- 7. Achieving 'Genuine Federalism'? Myanmar's Inexorable Path Towards Constitutional Devolution and -- Decentralised Governance -- Marcus Brand -- 8. The Everyday Emergency: Between the Constitution and the Code of Criminal Procedure in Myanmar -- Melissa Crouch -- 9. How the Constitutional Tribunal's Jurisprudence Sparked a Crisis -- Dominic Jerry Nardi, Jr -- 10. Judicial Power and the Constitutional Tribunal: Some Suggestions for Better Legislation Relating to -- the Tribunal and its Role -- Khin Khin Oo -- 11. Human Rights under the New Regime -- Catherine Renshaw -- 12. The Legal Profession and the Substantive Rule of Law in Myanmar -- Janelle Saffin and Nathan Willis 330 8 $aMyanmar's Constitution of 2008 was the 'road map' for the reform process that began in 2011. Despite extensive criticism of this Constitution for its emphasis on the role of the military, much progress has been made towards constitutional government and law reform. With the election of the opposition NLD to government in the general election of November 2015 and the presidential electoral college election of March 2016,now is the time to consider the Constitution, and prospects and needs for constitutional change as Myanmar moves towards democracy and the rule of law. Much has been made of the Constitution's rigidity, which is seen as an obstacle to reform and inconsistent with embracing the rule of law, human rights and multi-party democracy, especially with a rapidly transforming state and society. Nonetheless, the Constitution is also seen as having potential to be a very positive force for reform. Many issues arise now for constitutionalism and constitutional change: presidency; federalism and territorial governance; the status of minorities and freedom of religion; civil liberties in what is described as a 'discipline-flourishing democracy'; the courts, justice and the rule of law; the electoral system; and many more. This book is an attempt to gauge the extent and potential for the entrenchment of constitutionalism in Myanmar in a rapidly changing environment 606 $aConstitutional law$zBurma 606 $aLaw reform$zBurma 606 $2Constitutional & administrative law 607 $aBurma$xPolitics and government 615 0$aConstitutional law 615 0$aLaw reform 676 $a342.591 702 $aHarding$b Andrew 702 $aOo$b Khin Khin 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960680503321 996 $aConstitutionalism and legal change in Myanmar$94478828 997 $aUNINA