The past week I have been involved with a range of workshops for International IDEA in Myanmar. This included with the Supreme Court, Constitutional Tribunal, members of parliament and ethnic political parties. The workshop with the Constitutional Tribunal focused on the ‘The Process of Constitution Building: Constitutional Design and Constitutional Interpretation in a Federal System’. CoverageContinue reading “Constitutional Workshops in Myanmar”
Category Archives: SUPREME COURT
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”
Supreme Court visits UNSW Law
On Monday 20 March 2017, a delegation from the Union Supreme Court of Myanmar visited the University of New South Wales Law faculty in Kensington, Sydney.UNSW Law is currently partnering with the Supreme Court to collaborate on a Judicial Colloquium on Commercial and Corporate Law.Daw Yin Myo Suu, an officer of the Union Attorney General’sContinue reading “Supreme Court visits UNSW Law”
Judicial Independence and Selection Processes in Indonesia
On 30 January 2017, a focus group discussion on “Judicial Independence and Selection Processes in Indonesia” was held in Jakarta. The session was run by Dr Fritz Siregar of the University of Indonesia and Dr Melissa Crouch of UNSW. The discussion was attended by judges of the Indonesian Supreme Court, lawyers from the Indonesian LegalContinue reading “Judicial Independence and Selection Processes in Indonesia”
Professional Legal Education in Commercial and Corporate Law in Myanmar
Dr Melissa Crouch and Associate Professor Lisa Toohey of UNSW Law Faculty are undertaking a Professional Legal Education Project in Commercial and Corporate law in Myanmar (2016-2017), funded by the Asian Development Bank. Melissa Crouch is the Team leader and Legal Education and Myanmar Law expert. Lisa Toohey is the Legal Education and Commercial Law expertContinue reading “Professional Legal Education in Commercial and Corporate Law in Myanmar”
Writs but no Weapons? Administrative Justice in Myanmar
Writs but no Weapons? A Stocktake on Administrative Justice in Myanmar The former Chief Justice Ba U of the Supreme Court of Burma once described the constitutional writs as ‘weapons’. The early years of independence in Burma were a time of significant judicial activism, when the Supreme Court did not hesitate to strike down executiveContinue reading “Writs but no Weapons? Administrative Justice in Myanmar”
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