Law, society and transition in Myanmar

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Crouch, Melissa (Author), Lindsey, Timothy , 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Portland : HART Publishing , c2017
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Myanmar, Law Reform and Asian Legal Studies
  • 2. A Short Research Guide to Myanmar's Legal System
  • 3. The Layers of Legal Development in Myanmar
  • 4. Is Burmese Law Buddhist? Transition and Tradition
  • 5. Bodies on the Line in Burma's Law Reports, 1892-1922
  • 6. Understanding the Myanmar Supreme Court's Docket: An Analysis of Case Topics from 2007 to 2011
  • 7. What's So Bad about Burma's 2008 Constitution? A Guide for the Perplexed
  • 8. The Common Law and Constitutional Writs: Prospects for Accountability in Myanmar
  • 9. Constitution-making in Myanmar: Insights from World Experience
  • 10. Legislative Foundations of Myanmar's Economic Reforms
  • 11. Elections and the Reform Agenda
  • 12. A Principled Approach to Company Law Reform in Myanmar
  • 13. The Securities Exchange Law and Prospectus Regulation: Early Sketches of Equity Capital Market Law and Regulation in Myanmar
  • 14. Police Reform and the `Civilianisation' of Security in Myanmar
  • 15. Legal Perspectives on Industrial Disputes in Myanmar
  • 16. War, Law, Politics: Reflections on Violence and the Kachin
  • 17. Civilian Protection and the Politics of Humanitarian Action in Kachin State
  • 18. Unlike Any Land You Know About? Myanmar, Reform and the Indonesia Model
  • 19. The Regional Context of Myanmar's Democratic Transition: What Role for ASEAN's New Institutions?
  • 20. Law and Development in its Burmese Moment: Legal Reform in an Emerging Democracy