Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. A Brief Legal History 2.1 During the Reign of Monarchy 2.2 During the British Occupation 2.3 After Independence 3. Executive Organ 4. Legislative System 4.1 Legislative Process in the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw 4.2 Legislative Process in the Pyithu Hluttaw and the Amyotha Hluttaw 4.3 Legislative Process in the Region Hluttaw or State Hluttaw 4.4 Legislative Process in the Self-Administered Division and Self-Administered Zone Leading Bodies 5. Judiciary 5.1 The Supreme Court of the Union 5.2 High Courts of the Region and High Courts of the State 5.3 District Courts, Courts of the Self-Administered Division and Courts of the Self-Administered Zone 5.4 Township Courts 5.5 Courts-Martial 5.6 The Constitutional Tribunal of the Union 5.7 Other Courts 6. Sources of Law 7. Legal Profession 8. Legal Education 9. Useful Links