New Mandala has recently received a PDF translation of Burma’s final 2008 Constitution. I am aware that a number of readers are keen to examine this document. It goes without saying…but I greatly appreciate the assistance of those who provided it. It is available here. A previous discussion of Burma’s constitutional issues (based on an earlier document that was part of the drafting process) is still up online.
Burma’s 2008 Constitution in translation
January 17th, 2009 by Nicholas Farrelly · 3 Comments
Tags: Burma
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1 Awzarthi // Jan 18, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Yash Ghai, the Kenyan constitutional jurist who has in the last few years served as UN Special Representative on human rights in Cambodia (to the dislike of Hun Sen), has recently released an assessment of the 2008 constitution, which is online at the Burma Library:
http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/2008_Myanmar_constitution–analysis_and_assessment-Yash_Ghai.pdf
2 Phil Robertson // Jan 20, 2009 at 1:40 am
Very helpful, thanks. Just what I needed for the updated section on Burma that I am doing for the International Trade Union Confederation’s annual survey of violations of trade union rights. Once again, everything related to association and assembly is made contingent on laws on security that of course allow no consideration of the registration of a trade union. Burma’s workers continue to remain under the heel of one of the most repressive regimes in modern Asian history.
3 Javi // Jan 23, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Hi and many thanks
I would like to have a look at the Junta’s road map with some comments. Where could I find it?
Thanks again
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