On 12 October I will be giving a seminar at Windsor Faculty of Law, Ontario, Canada. My paper is on: “The Struggle for Constitutional Rights and Accountability in Asia. “Abstract: The courts are often a key site of the struggle for rights and administrative accountability. In this article, I highlight an important yet understudied avenue forContinue reading “Seminar: The Struggle for Constitutional Rights and Accountability in Asia”
Category Archives: MYANMAR
Implementing New Constitutions Workshop
From 13-14 October 2017, Chicago Law School will be holding a workshop on ‘From Parchment to Practise: Implementing New Constitutions’. I will be presenting a paper on “Vehicle for Democratic Transition or Authoritarian Straightjacket? Constitutional Regression and Risks in the Struggle to Change Myanmar’s Constitution“. The abstract of my paper is as follows: How hard isContinue reading “Implementing New Constitutions Workshop”
Arson, exclusion and exodus
ANU Seminar on Rakhine State Tuesday 3 October 2017Location: Lecture Theatre 1.02, Sir Roland Wilson Building, ANUMyanmar has made global headlines in recent weeks due to the flight of almost half a million self-identifying Rohingya to Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries. The exodus follows attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) against Myanmar police outposts inContinue reading “Arson, exclusion and exodus”
The Convenience of Terrorism in Myanmar
This article first appeared in Lowy’s Institute The Interpreter, 12 September 2017. The major and protracted humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State has serious local, regional and global implications. Many have rightly deplored the human rights situation and called for urgent humanitarian assistance while the world has become preoccupied with the silence of Aung San Suu Kyi and herContinue reading “The Convenience of Terrorism in Myanmar”
Judicial Colloquium with Supreme Court
On 26-28 August 2017, ADB-UNSW will host a Judicial Colloquium on Commercial Law in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The purpose of the Colloquium is to facilitate dialogue between judges and judicial officers of the High Courts, District Courts and the Union Supreme Court of Myanmar and judges from foreign jurisdictions including Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Federal CourtContinue reading “Judicial Colloquium with Supreme Court”
Law and Governance in Myanmar
On Thursday 27th July I have been invited to give a talk at RMIT University in Melbourne on “Law and Governance in Myanmar: The Courts and the Challenge of Judicial Independence”The abstract of my paper is as follows: What can be learnt about the idea and ideal of judicial independence in authoritarian regimes? While idealised internationalContinue reading “Law and Governance in Myanmar”
AsianLII Myanmar database expansion
AsianLII has recently expanded its database coverage of the All India Reporter * All India Reporter – Oudh (6,330 documents) <http://www.asianlii.org/in/cases/up/AllINRprOudh/> * All India Reporter – Calcutta (11,000 documents) <http://www.asianlii.org/in/cases/wb/AllINRprCal/> * All India Reporter – Madras (12,877 documents) <http://www.asianlii.org/in/cases/tn/AllINRprMad/> * All India Reporter – Nagpur (5,224 documents) <http://www.asianlii.org/in/cases/mh/AllINRprNag/> * All India Reporter – Allahabad (3,750Continue reading “AsianLII Myanmar database expansion”
Podcast on Islam and the State
The ANU Myanmar Research Centre has initiated a Myanmar Musings podcast series, led by Luke Corbin.I recently appeared on the program to discuss my book “Islam and the State in Myanmar.” The podcast is available here .A range of other great podcasts are available, including recent podcasts with Nick Cheesman (ANU) on his book Opposing the Rule ofContinue reading “Podcast on Islam and the State”
Orientation for Legal Education course
On Sunday 2 April 2017, we held the first training session for the Professional Legal Education course in Corporate and Commercial Law in Myanmar. This program is run by UNSW in collaboration with ADB. Over the next three months, participants will learn 6 different modules on key aspects of commercial and corporate law.
The future of justice sector reform in Myanmar
On Friday 31 March 2017, I gave a talk at the World Bank office in Yangon on The Future of Justice Sector Reform in Myanmar. I reflected on the progress that has been made under the Thein Sein government and then the first year of the NLD, as well as areas in which progress stillContinue reading “The future of justice sector reform in Myanmar”
Melissa Crouch 