Critics agree that much of Southeast Asia desperately needs judicial reform and rule of law. Yet, there is remarkably little comparative scholarship on law and legal institutions in the region. In this blog, I'll follow constitutional developments in Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Burma Constitution articles
Wow, I almost forgot to post these on the blog. First, my article for the Australian Journal of Asian Law on Burma's new constitution was finally published. Second, I wrote a brief article summarizing Burma's constitutional debates for Tom Ginsburg's Comparative Constitutions blog. In both, I argue that the new Constitutional Tribunal will likely help the government centralize control over local government bodies and help manage and update constitutional interpretations. I'm looking forward to seeing whether my predictions come true over the next few years.
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