"By vigorously opposing all unjust and oppressive laws, and by helping restore the principle of the Rule of Law, the Burma Lawyers' Council aims to contribute to the transformation of Burma where all the citizens enjoy the equal protection of law under the democratic federal constitution which will guarantee fundamentals of human rights."


The Courts Manual: Part I

PART I.
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND PETITION WRITERS.

CHAPTER 1.
ADVOCATES AND PLEADERS.

1. The law relating to Advocates of the High Court is con­tained in the Bar Council Act, and the rules framed thereunder. The law relating to Pleaders is contained in the Legal Practitioners Act, and the rules framed thereunder. Such of the statutory rules, framed under these two Acts, as are of interest to subordinate courts are re­produced in this Chapter. The only sections of the Legal Practitio­ners Act which govern Advocates are section 36 and sections 41 to 44 inclusive.

The Code of Criminal Procedure Schedule IV

SCHEDULE IV
(See section 37 and 38)
ADDITIONAL POWERS WITH WHICH MAGISTRATES MAY BE INVESTED

- Powers with which a Magistrate of the First Class may be Invested by the President of the Union.

- Powers with which a Magistrate of the First Class may be Invested by the District Magistrate.

- Powers with which a Magistrate of the Second Class may be Invested by the President of the Union.

- Powers with which a Magistrate of the Second Class may be Invested by the District Magistrate.

Burmese Organizations

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