"Throughout its twenty-year tenure, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC)/State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has demonstrated a consistent contempt for the rule of law. Any analysis of the junta?s violation of this abstract principle cannot be considered complete without its application to concrete fact. The cases of Honey Oo, Ko Thiha, Ma Thanda, Htin Kyaw and U Ohn Than, reviewed in the context of domestic law and procedure, as well as international legal principles, will help illustrate how the Burmese regime?s disrespect for the rule of law is manifest in government action..."