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Title: International Development Law Organization
Description: "IDLO is the only intergovernmental organization exclusively devoted to promoting the rule of law. Governments, multilateral organizations, private foundations and the private sector support our work. We are headquartered in Rome, where we were first founded, and where we continue to enjoy strong support from the Italian government. We are present in The Hague, a city whose hospitality connects us with an unrivaled legal tradition. And we are represented at the United Nations in New York and Geneva, where we help shape the debate about human rights and development."
Source/publisher: International Development Law Organization
Date of entry/update: 2015-07-28
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Language: English
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Title: Rule of law (Wikipedia)
Description: "The rule of law (also known as nomocracy) is the legal principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to arbitrary decisions by individual government officials. It primarily refers to the influence and authority of law within society, particularly as a constraint upon behavior, including behavior of government officials. The phrase can be traced back to 16th century England, and it was popularized in the 19th century by British jurist A. V. Dicey. The concept was familiar to ancient philosophers such as Aristotle, who wrote "Law should govern". Rule of law implies that every citizen is subject to the law, including law makers themselves. In this sense, it stands in contrast to an autocracy, collective leadership, dictatorship, or oligarchy where the rulers are held above the law (which is not necessary by definition but which is typical). Lack of the rule of law can be found in democracies and dictatorships, and can happen because of neglect or ignorance of the law, corruption, or lack of corrective mechanisms for administrative abuse, such as an independent judiciary with a rule-of-law culture, a practical right to petition for redress of grievances, or elections..."
Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2012-07-21
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Language: English
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Title: United Nations Rule of Law
Description: "...The principle of the rule of law applies at the national and international levels. At the national level, the UN supports a rule of law framework that includes a Constitution or its equivalent, as the highest law of the land; a clear and consistent legal framework, and implementation thereof; strong institutions of justice, governance, security and human rights that are well structured, financed, trained and equipped; transitional justice processes and mechanisms; and a public and civil society that contributes to strengthening the rule of law and holding public officials and institutions accountable. These are the norms, policies, institutions and processes that form the core of a society in which individuals feel safe and secure, where legal protection is provided for rights and entitlements, and disputes are settled peacefully and effective redress is available for harm suffered, and where all who violate the law, including the State itself, are held to account..."
Source/publisher: United Nations
Date of entry/update: 2014-08-17
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Language: English (other languages available)
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Title: World Justice Project (WJP)
Description: Working Definition of the Rule of Law: The WJP uses a working definition of the rule of law based on four universal principles: The government and its officials and agents are accountable under the law... The laws are clear, publicized, stable, and fair, and protect fundamental rights, including the security of persons and property... The process by which the laws are enacted, administered, and enforced is accessible, efficient, and fair... Justice is delivered by competent, ethical, and independent representatives and neutrals who are of sufficient number, have adequate resources, and reflect the makeup of the communities they serve.
Source/publisher: World Justice Project (WJP)
Date of entry/update: 2012-07-20
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Language: English
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Title: Can the police be loyal to the elected government?
Topic: Myanmar Police Force, Aung San Suu Kyi, child abuse, Tatmadaw, constitution
Sub-title: The “Victoria” child rape case has laid bare the institutional failings of the Myanmar Police Force at a time when the government is also asking questions about the force’s conduct.
Topic: Myanmar Police Force, Aung San Suu Kyi, child abuse, Tatmadaw, constitution
Description: "Tthere have been demonstrations in Yangon, Mandalay and other cities amid public disgust at a Myanmar Police Force news conference held after charges were dismissed against the defendant in the “Victoria” toddler rape case. The case concerns the rape of a two-year-old girl at a private nursery school in Nay Pyi Taw last year, who was later dubbed Victoria as part of a social media campaign. There has been dissatisfaction over the way the police had handled the case since it came to light last May, but this turned to anger when senior officers revealed at the December 19 news conference the name and address of the victim and her parents, in apparent breach of the Child Rights Law. The news conference came a day after the Dekkhina District Court in Nay Pyi Taw dismissed charges against Ko Aung Kyaw Myo (aka Aung Gyi), a driver employed by the supervisor at the school the girl attended, because of a lack of evidence. There was also public anger that documents relating to the case were posted on the MPF’s “Ye Zarni” Facebook page on the day of the news conference, before being taken down. The public protests against the MPF came after State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met senior MPF officers in Nay Pyi Taw on December 18 and urged them to be loyal to the government. In a wide-ranging speech, Aung San Suu Kyi also spoke about the deterioration of law and order in Rakhine State, the different roles of the MPF and the Tatmadaw, corruption within the MPF, narcotics trafficking, and the need for the MPF to take steps to build public confidence in its ability to provide security and peace..."
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Source/publisher: "Frontier Myanmar" (Myanmar)
Date of publication: 2020-01-09
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-13
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Title: Myanmar forms special unit on int'l criminal justice
Description: "Myanmar government has formed a Special Unit on international criminal justice in order to strengthen internal capacity and expertize and provide legal opinion to relevant ministries on issues related to international criminal law, according to a press statement of the Ministry of the State Counselor's Office late Tuesday. The special unit will be led by the Union Attorney General's Office and comprises of legal experts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Union Attorney General's Office and the Office of the Judge Advocate General, the statement said. The formation of the special unit came after Myanmar government announced on last Thursday that State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, in her capacity as foreign minister, will lead a legal team to Hague, Netherlands to defend the country's national interest at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning Rakhine issue, filed by Gambia against Myanmar. Myanmar has retained the services of top most legal experts to contest the case. Gambia, on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has submitted an application to the ICJ against Myanmar with regard to the displaced persons from Rakhine state..."
Source/publisher: "Xinhua" (China)
Date of publication: 2019-11-27
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-27
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Format : http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/27/c_138586243.htm
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Title: Myanmar to respond to Gambia lawsuit at ICJ in line with international laws
Description: "The government will take responsive measures against the lawsuit filed by The Gambia against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in accord with the international laws, President Office Spokesperson Zaw Htay said. He replied to the question about the lawsuit during a press conference of the President Office held in Nay Pyi Taw on November 15. He said the government had expected over a month before that Myanmar could face a suit at ICJ. "Myanmar is a signatory to many international conventions. This is the mandate of ICJ. It has its procedures as well. The international laws are related to each other. So we will respond in line with the international laws," Zaw Htay said. Representing the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, The Gambia filed a lawsuit at the ICJ against Myanmar for allegedly violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention..."
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Source/publisher: "Eleven Media Group" (Myanmar)
Date of publication: 2019-11-16
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-16
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Title: Myanmar’s ease of banking rules to generate demand for office space?
Description: "WILLIAMS MEDIA spoke with Colliers International Myanmar who understands that foreign institutions are most likely to choose Grade A or Grade B quality office space as the Central Bank of Myanmar plans to allow more foreign banks to provide services. Demand for quality office spaces is predicted to rise given the reforms regarding the easing of sanctions for foreign banks and foreign insurance providers. SoeThein, deputy governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM), said Myanmar’s financial sector reforms gaining momentum; this will further the country plans to allow more foreign banks in to provide limited services. Click here to see profiles of Leading Yangon Office Buildings Eleven Myanmar reported that he said the third round of issuances of licences for foreign banks would be opened by the end of this year. The CBM’s foreign banks selection committee already approved 15 criteria for the selection of an eligible consulting firm to provide advisory services for the process of awarding licences to foreign banks that already have a representative office in Myanmar. SoeThein said the CBM would finalise the selection of the consultancy firm by early next month. Myanmar will select only one consultancy firm among the four finalists, Deloitte Touche Myanmar Vigour Advisory Ltd; PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Myanmar Co; EY UTW Advisory Ltd; and Roland Berger Co. “In late May, we invited a total of eight consultancy services to submit proposals for providing advice on the selection of foreign banks. Half of them submitted RFP [request for proposal] on June 24,” he said. According to Colliers demand for quality office spaces is predicted to rise given the reforms regarding the easing of sanctions for foreign banks and foreign insurance providers..."
Source/publisher: "RETALK ASIA"
Date of entry/update: 2019-09-14
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Title: ANCIENT LAW: ITS CONNECTION WITH THE EARLY HISTORY OF SOCIETY AND ITS RELATION TO MODERN IDEAS.
Creator/author: SIR HENRY SUMNER MAINE
Source/publisher: JOHN MURRAY (Publ) 16th Edition (1st Edition, 1861)
Date of publication: 1897-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-04-09
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Size: 7.34 MB
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