"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."


Legal Issues on Burma Journal No. 10

No. 10 of Legal Issues on Burma Journal contains 7 articles within 5 different scopes:

  • Burma and National Reconciliation: Ethnic Conflict and State-Society Dysfunction
  • Secession and Self-Determination in the Context of Burma's Transition
  • Law and Money Laundering in Burma
  • Burmese Migrant Workers in Thailand: Policy and Protection
  • Burmese Children in Thailand: Legal Aspects
  • Burma's Democratic Transition: Justice, Legitimacy, and Past Political Violence
  • Transition, Talks, and Terrorism

Legal Issues on Burma Journal No. 9

No. 9 of Legal Issues on Burma Journal contains 6 articles within 6 different scopes:

  • Environment and Law in Burma
  • Women and Law in Burma
  • The Burmese Junta's Abuse of Investment Laws
  • The Burmese Junta's Impediment to Thai-Burma Relations
  • Federalism and Burma
  • About Constitutions, Economics, and Talks

Legal Issues on Burma Journal No. 8

No. 8 of Legal Issues on Burma Journal contains 8 articles within 6 different scopes:

  • Law and Religion in Burma
  • Toward Transition with Rule of Law
  • Ensuring Free and Fair Elections in a Democratic Burma
  • Human Rights and Legal Issues for a Democratic Transition of Burma
  • New Lawsuit Against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: Hidden Agenda?
  • Law Reporting in Burma: Lack of Transparency
  • Designing Constitution as Policy Formulation to Stop Human Rights Violations
  • Burma's Transition to Rule of Law in Different Contexts

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