Category Archives: MYANMAR

Building a Constitutional Culture in Myanmar

From 22 to 23 November, the Australia Myanmar Constitutional Democracy Project led by UNSW Law held a workshop on Building a Constitutional Culture in Myanmar. Over 60 participants attended including lawyers, civil society organisations, former judges, academics and students. This represented the fourth year of this program, that has now included 9 major workshops andContinue reading “Building a Constitutional Culture in Myanmar”

Annual Review of Constitution-building

The 2015 Annual Review of Constitution-Building Processes has recently been published and is available free online from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. This is the third edition published by International IDEA. The contents of the 2015 edition are as follows:  Introduction and overview, Sumit Bisarya 1. Constitutional protections of electoral democracy in Africa: a review of keyContinue reading “Annual Review of Constitution-building”

Reining in Emergency Powers in Myanmar

This article first appeared in the East Asia Forum, 3 November 2016 In October 2016 serious concerns were raised about the situation in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State after reports surfaced that nine police officers had been killed in the region. But the state’s precarious situation continues to be shrouded in mystery. Speculation over the motives of the perpetrators andContinue reading “Reining in Emergency Powers in Myanmar”

The constitutional implications of Myanmar’s peace process

This article was commissioned by International IDEA and was originally posted on ConstitutionNet, IDEA’s online knowledge platform supporting constitution builders globally. Read more The National League for Democracy (NLD) is leading a major peace process that could see not only an end to decades of conflict against armed ethnic groups, but also a way forward for the future. If anContinue reading “The constitutional implications of Myanmar’s peace process”

Conflict in Myanmar: War, Politics, Religion

Nick Cheesman and Nicholas Farrelly have a new edited volume coming out on Conflict in Myanmar. The volume is the outcome of the 2015 ANU Myanmar/Burma Update. The abstract for the book is as follows: As Myanmar’s military adjusts to life with its former opponents holding elected office, Conflict in Myanmar showcases innovative research by a rising generationContinue reading “Conflict in Myanmar: War, Politics, Religion”

Politics in Action in Southeast Asia

Upcoming Event: Politics in Action: Democratic Updates from Southeast Asia Policy Roundtable When: 29 July 2016, 10.00 – 18.00 Where: New Law School Lecture Theatre 104, New Law Building, University of Sydney Southeast Asia is far from homogenous when it comes to political systems, government leadership and democratic transitions. Each country has a unique political history which separatesContinue reading “Politics in Action in Southeast Asia”

UNSW engagement in Myanmar

Ithought I would just provide an update of all the things going on at UNSW Law in relation to Myanmar. See flier here, or info below: UNSW Law has numerous projects to contribute to legal education, constitutional literacy and protection of human rights in Myanmar, including: · the Australia-Myanmar Constitutional Democracy Project;· the Diplomacy Training Program;· National Pro BonoContinue reading “UNSW engagement in Myanmar”

Engaging with Policy in Southeast Asia

Sydney’s Southeast Asia Centre are holding two workshops in July that may be of interest to scholars of Southeast Asia: Engaging with Policy in Southeast Asia: Postgraduate Research Workshop28 July 2016 The University of Sydney will bring together research students from around Australia to explore how activists interface with the governments of countries in SoutheastContinue reading “Engaging with Policy in Southeast Asia”

Launch of Myanmar/Burma law database on AsianLII

The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) and The Australia-Myanmar Constitutional Democracy ProjectInvite you to a seminar and the launch ofMyanmar/Burma Databases on AsianLII DATE: Monday 23 May 2016 TIME: 5.30pm for 5.45pm till 7.00pm LOCATION: UNSW Law Staff Common RoomLaw Building, Level 2 RSVP: Friday 20 May 2016 TO: Richard Hunter, Development Manager,richard@austlii.edu.au  Agenda Welcome byContinue reading “Launch of Myanmar/Burma law database on AsianLII”