Burma [Myanmar]

Legal system of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in a nutshell

Online guide to the law and legal system of Myanmar (Burma), written by Kyaw Hla Win @ Md. Hassan Ahmed, law lecturer at the University of Malaya and Md. Ershadul Karim, a non-practising lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. The guide was published in 2013 (and updated in 2017) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors give an introduction and brief legal history to Myanmar along with an outline of the executive, legislative and judicial functions.

World Law: Myanmar (Burma)

Section of WorldLII's Countries service covering the Union of Myanmar (Burma). A range of browse and search features are available on the site. Browse sections highlight links relating to Government, Legislation, and Parliament along with subject areas including Foreign Investment and Human Rights. A collection of stored searches will automatically search for materials relating to Myanmar on all of WorldLII.

Legal Journal on Burma

The Legal Journal on Burma (LawKa Pala) is published by the Burma Lawyers' Council (BLC), an independent organisation of lawyers and legal academics promoting human rights and democracy in Burma. The journal contains feature articles, commentaries and reviews focused on the legal and political issues in Burma and is available online back to 1997, in pdf format. .

Online Burma/Myanmar Library- Law and Constitution

The Online Burma/Myanmar Library is described as "a database which functions as an annotated, classified and hyperlinked index to full-texts of individual Burma documents on the Internet." This section of the database provides access to primary and secondary legal materials relating to Burma and includes topics such as constitutional law, international law, economic laws, nationality, criminal law, drug legislation, labour laws and women and the law.

Burma Lawyers' Council

The Burma Lawyers' Council (BLC) is an independent group of lawyers and legal academics. Its aim is to foster human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Burma by such means as public education campaigns, provision of legal advice and research into the Burmese judicial system. The Council's website provides a selection of legal materials relating to Burma, including the country's Constitutions and its National Convention, reports and articles on the legal situation in Burma and a number of landmark agreements and declarations.

Asian Legal Information Institute

The Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII) website provides free access to legal materials from all 28 countries and territories in Asia, as well as the regional organisations, APEC, ASEAN and SAARC. It includes legislation, case law, law reform reports, treaties, a few law journals and other legal material, along with links to other law sites. The content can be searched or browsed; searches can be limited to one country, or extended to all countries. 

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