International Commission of Jurists
Myanmar: Court structure

Myanmar: Court structure

Mar 17, 2014

The Constitution establishes three types of courts: civilian courts, Courts-Martial, and the Constitutional Tribunal. Civilian courts are organized in four levels: the Supreme Court of the Union; 14 State and Region High Courts; 67 District Courts and Courts of...
Myanmar: Court structure

Myanmar: Constitutional structure

Mar 17, 2014

In August 2003, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt announced a “Seven Step Roadmap to Democracy”.{{8}} In September 2007, in the midst of anti-government protests popularly known as the “Saffron Revolution”, the National Convention finished drafting a new Constitution....
Myanmar: Court structure

Myanmar: Legal tradition

Mar 12, 2014

Myanmar’s legal system is based on the English common law tradition, influenced heavily by the manner of reception and codification of that tradition in British India in the 19th and early 20th century. The territory of what is today the Republic of the Union of...
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