8 Minutes To ReadAung Lin Oo and Tomas Max Martin show how the pandemic reveals perennial problems of prison governance but also strengthens rationales for reform.
Tags: COVID-19, law, prison, prison reform, public health, rule of law
July 16, 2020
5 Minutes To ReadLiv Gaborit and Andrew Jefferson discuss the value of amnesties in light of the recent prison riots.
Tags: detention, prison, prison reform, rule of law
June 17, 2019
7 Minutes To ReadGabrielle Maginness writes about challenges to Myanmar’s transition to federalism.
Tags: federalism, law, rule of law, transition
November 7, 2018
5 Minutes To ReadDaniel Aguirre discusses how the failures of the legal system in Myanmar result in impunity for human rights violations and allows the State – and military – to rule by law.
Tags: human rights, international law, law, rule of law
June 4, 2018
2 Minutes To ReadKyaw Sint addresses his hopes for the future in a letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, justice, Rakhine State, rule of law
February 12, 2018
3 Minutes To ReadReshmi Bannerjee reviews Nick Cheesman’s latest book on rule of law in Myanmar.
Tags: Book Review, law, rule of law, transition
March 15, 2016
7 Minutes To ReadRasmus Schjoedt considers the implications of the elections on Myanmar’s political transition.
Tags: democracy, rule of law, transition
February 19, 2016