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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Melissa Crouch (University of New South Wales) , prof Tim Lindsey (The University of Melbourne)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Hart Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.621kg ISBN: 9781509912964ISBN 10: 1509912967 Pages: 442 Publication Date: 26 January 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPart I: The Legal System of Myanmar 1. Introduction: Myanmar, Law Reform and Asian Legal Studies Melissa Crouch and Tim Lindsey 2. A Short Research Guide to Myanmar’s Legal System Melissa Crouch and Nick Cheesman 3. The Layers of Legal Development in Myanmar Melissa Crouch Part II: The Courts: Past and Present 4. Is Burmese Law Buddhist? Transition and Tradition Andrew Huxley 5. Bodies on the Line in Burma’s Law Reports, 1892–1922 Nick Cheesman 6. Understanding the Myanmar Supreme Court’s Docket: An Analysis of Case Topics from 2007 to 2011 Dominic J Nardi, Jr and Lwin Moe Part III: Constitutionalism 7. What’s So Bad about Burma’s 2008 Constitution? A Guide for the Perplexed David C Williams 8. The Common Law and Constitutional Writs: Prospects for Accountability in Myanmar Melissa Crouch 9. Constitution-making in Myanmar: Insights from World Experience Anna Dziedzic and Cheryl Saunders Part IV: Economic, Political and Business Reforms 10. Legislative Foundations of Myanmar’s Economic Reforms Sean Turnell 11. Elections and the Reform Agenda Michael Lidauer and Gilles Saphy 12. A Principled Approach to Company Law Reform in Myanmar Melinda Tun 13. The Securities Exchange Law and Prospectus Regulation: Early Sketches of Equity Capital Market Law and Regulation in Myanmar Tun Zaw Mra Part V: Law Enforcement, Conflict and Dispute Resolution 14. Police Reform and the ‘Civilianisation’ of Security in Myanmar Andrew Selth 15. Legal Perspectives on Industrial Disputes in Myanmar Kyaw Soe Lwin 16. War, Law, Politics: Reflections on Violence and the Kachin Nicholas Farrelly 17. Civilian Protection and the Politics of Humanitarian Action in Kachin State Alistair DB Cook Part VI: Myanmar Law in Regional and Comparative Perspective 18. Unlike Any Land You Know About? Myanmar, Reform and the Indonesia Model Tim Lindsey 19. The Regional Context of Myanmar’s Democratic Transition: What Role for ASEAN’s New Institutions? Catherine Shanahan Renshaw 20. Law and Development in its Burmese Moment: Legal Reform in an Emerging Democracy Andrew HardingReviews...this volume will serve as a good reference work for scholars interested in Myanmar by highlighting the importance of legal reform in its nascent transition. For legal practitioners, it can give a taste of how principles of common law are implanted into codified laws, the cost of neglecting law reform, and how any legal regime is influenced by those who use it. -- Coral Bell Australian Journal of Administrative Law ...a magisterial book that expertly analyses several development in modern Myanmmar. -- Mahdev Mohan Asian Journal of Comparative Law Readers should treat this as a one-stop resource to understanding how law, history and societal life in Myanmar collide with and influence the country's political development and transformation. -- Moe Thuzar Contemporary Southeast Asia This volume represents an essential tool for anyone who wants to have a broad overview of the new European financial regulation's system. (translated fro the original Italian). -- Marcello Clarich Rivista Trimestrale del diritto pubblico ...this volume will serve as a good reference work for scholars interested in Myanmar by highlighting the importance of legal reform in its nascent transition. For legal practitioners, it can give a taste of how principles of common law are implanted into codified laws, the cost of neglecting law reform, and how any legal regime is influenced by those who use it. -- Coral Bell Australian Journal of Administrative Law ...a magisterial book that expertly analyses several development in modern Myanmmar. -- Mahdev Mohan Asian Journal of Comparative Law Readers should treat this as a one-stop resource to understanding how law, history and societal life in Myanmar collide with and influence the country's political development and transformation. -- Moe Thuzar Contemporary Southeast Asia The book offers a comprehensive and in-depth overview of the wide range of juridical, political and socio-economic issues in Myanmar. Rivista Trimestrale del diritto pubblico ...this volume will serve as a good reference work for scholars interested in Myanmar by highlighting the importance of legal reform in its nascent transition. For legal practitioners, it can give a taste of how principles of common law are implanted into codified laws, the cost of neglecting law reform, and how any legal regime is influenced by those who use it. -- Coral Bell Australian Journal of Administrative Law ...a magisterial book that expertly analyses several development in modern Myanmmar. -- Mahdev Mohan Asian Journal of Comparative Law Readers should treat this as a one-stop resource to understanding how law, history and societal life in Myanmar collide with and influence the country's political development and transformation. -- Moe Thuzar Contemporary Southeast Asia …this volume will serve as a good reference work for scholars interested in Myanmar by highlighting the importance of legal reform in its nascent transition. For legal practitioners, it can give a taste of how principles of common law are implanted into codified laws, the cost of neglecting law reform, and how any legal regime is influenced by those who use it. -- Coral Bell * Australian Journal of Administrative Law * ...a magisterial book that expertly analyses several development in modern Myanmmar. -- Mahdev Mohan * Asian Journal of Comparative Law * Readers should treat this as a one-stop resource to understanding how law, history and societal life in Myanmar collide with and influence the country's political development and transformation. -- Moe Thuzar * Contemporary Southeast Asia * The book offers a comprehensive and in-depth overview of the wide range of juridical, political and socio-economic issues in Myanmar. * Rivista Trimestrale del diritto pubblico * Author InformationMelissa Crouch is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Asian Legal Studies, Law Faculty, National University of Singapore. Tim Lindsey is Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, the University of Melbourne. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |