Links to online locations of Burma/Myanmar laws, decrees, bills, regulations etc.

If you cannot find a particular item in OBL or these links, copy the title into a google search. Burmese versions of laws can sometimes be found in the "Mirror" (Kyemon) and "Myanmar Alin" shortly after they are adopted.
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Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
Date of entry/update: 2013-04-09
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: Databases of full texts of Burmese laws. Some sections complete, others still under construction. Useful lists of laws e.g. alphabetical and chronological listing of laws in the Burma Code.Useful introduction at the Alternate Link.
Source/publisher: Asian Legal Information Institute
Date of entry/update: 2016-05-13
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: About 150 laws and regulations in English and Burmese, most from the early part of the 20th century
Source/publisher: Office of the Attorney General
Date of entry/update: 2014-07-07
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: The BLC site is not being updated at present,t but its large archive of laws and regulations (1988-2004) and other legal texts is accessible through archive.org
Source/publisher: Burma Lawyers? Council
Date of entry/update: 2013-05-16
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Source/publisher: Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA)
Date of entry/update: 2015-06-20
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: "Free Expression Myanmar (FEM) defends freedom of expression and freedom of information in Myanmar" - Texts of laws (Burmese and English), analyses..."Bad laws v Good Standards...Campaigns...Projects and Research...Recommendations for improvement or repeal of specific laws.
Source/publisher: Free Expression, Myanmar (FEM)
Date of entry/update: 2017-11-04
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: Some manuals in English, typically containing the enabling Act, rules/regulations and forms. . Most material is in Burmese.
Source/publisher: General Administration Department (GAD)
Date of entry/update: 2016-11-07
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: The Government dailies "The New Light of Myanmar" (English) and, especially, the Burmese language "Myanmar Alin" and "The Mirror" / "Kyemon" frequently carry the texts of new bills and laws. The Online Burma/Myanmar Library has a fairly good archive of the "The New Light of Myanmar" but only partial archives of the Burmese dailies. See the links in this sub-section.
Source/publisher: Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Date of entry/update: 2013-08-15
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: Legislation up to 2010 - Most are links to the non-functional BLC site
Source/publisher: Lexadin - The World Law Guide
Date of entry/update: 2014-07-17
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: A collection of Myanmar laws from September 29, 2011.
Source/publisher: Pyithu Hluttaw Website
Date of entry/update: 2016-01-27
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: List of a few recent laws and bills - no full texts
Source/publisher: http://bakerxchange.com (Myanmar Center Newsletter)
Date of entry/update: 2013-04-09
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: Some legal material
Source/publisher: Myanmar Constitutional Tribunal
Date of entry/update: 2016-04-15
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: 13 Myanmar investment-related laws in English....."The legal system in Myanmar is currently undergoing many much-needed structural changes. Foreign investors are often surprised to find laws from the early 20th century, like the Myanmar Companies Act (1914), still in existence. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (the Myanmar Parliament) understands the importance of a sound legal framework, and has been actively updating particularly arcane laws since its first session in 2011. Potential investors don?t need to know every law listed in Myanmar?s legal code, so we?ve put together a list of particularly relevant legislation below. For more information about Myanmar laws and how they affect investors, check out the legal chapter of The Myanmar Investment Guide."
Source/publisher: Invest in Myanmar
Date of entry/update: 2014-07-09
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: "Welcome to the Myanmar Law Forum! This forum is for scholars and Myanmar watchers to share and comment on news and information about Myanmar law. I hope that this will help us to keep abreast of the latest developments and stimulate some interesting discussion."
Source/publisher: Google.com
Date of entry/update: 2013-07-17
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: "The Myanmar Law Information System is a website providing service of the Myanmar law information"..."The Union Attorney General?s Office has launched the Myanmar Law Information System aimed at providing the public easier access to information and details about the laws of the country. Union Attorney General U Tun Tun Oo said the website will host the Burma Code Volume 1 to 13, which are laws enacted from 1955 until now, as well as rules, regulations, bylaws, orders, instructions, procedures and subordinate legislation including laws and rules enacted by state and region Hluttaws. ?The public can now easily get law information via their computers or mobile phones. This system will promote legal knowledge and help law enforcement,” he said. The website will also enable those who access it to see international laws and conventions if Myanmar is a signatory.("Myanmar Times")
Source/publisher: Myanmar Attorney General?s Office
Date of entry/update: 2018-06-12
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
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Description: A large number of Burma/Myanmar legal resources including laws from 1946, case law and links to collections containing further Burma/Myanmar legal material. Not very many recent laws.
Source/publisher: Myanmar Law Library
Date of entry/update: 2017-03-27
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Source/publisher: NATLEX (International Labour Organisation)
Date of entry/update: 2014-07-21
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: "Myanmar Legal Services Limited (MLSL) has been in practice since 1998. The firm offers a broad range of legal advice and assistance in relation to local and international commercial transactions and aspects of doing business in Myanmar. MLSL was established to fill the gap in the Myanmar legal market for international standards legal services at reasonable rates..."
Source/publisher: Myanmar Legal Services
Date of entry/update: 2013-06-04
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: Has a set of "The Burma Code" in the form of static image files of approximately 71MB per volume (rather challenging for Burma/Myanmar?s Internet). Being image files, individual items cannot be copied.
Source/publisher: Myanmar Supreme Court
Date of entry/update: 2013-11-08
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: Summaries of the regulations etc. of the Foreign Investment Law: - no full texts
Source/publisher: Myanmarvisa.com
Date of entry/update: 2013-04-09
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Source/publisher: Network Myanmar
Date of entry/update: 2013-11-27
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: 36 unofficial translations into English (June 2014) of Burmese laws and regulations - most with commercial implications. Full text.
Source/publisher: Polastri Wint & Partners
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-06
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: Burmese: 51 laws back to September 2011 (full text)... English: 7 laws back to September 2011 (full text)
Source/publisher: President?s Office
Date of entry/update: 2013-04-09
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Source/publisher: Pyithu Hluttaw
Date of entry/update: 2013-11-23
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: Laws from 2011
Source/publisher: Pyithu Hluttaw
Date of entry/update: 2013-11-22
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: Selected laws in English and/or Burmese under these headings: Myanmar Constitution... Local Government... Election Laws and Regulations... Human Rights... Business and Investment... Environment and Natural Resources... Land and Property... Social Protection... Health Care... Education... Transportation... General.
Source/publisher: MIMU - Myanmar Information Management Unit
Date of entry/update: 2017-09-07
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese
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Individual Documents

Description: ''Freedom of thought, conscience and belief, often referred to as the right to freedom of religion of belief (FoRB) is considered by many to be one of the foundations of a democratic society. The workshop was aimed at discussing State regulation of religion or belief in Myanmar and included some 40 human rights defenders, lawyers and members of religious groups, from across the country. ICJ legal adviser Sean Bain introduced the right to FoRB under international law and standards – particularly Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Mr Bain also discussed the complementarity of these articles with other rights, such as the right to freedom of expression, and highlighted the limitation clauses in the international treaties which provide a framework for resolving some of the tensions that can arise in specific cases. Michelle Yesudas, a Malaysian human rights lawyer, shared good practices and lesson learned from application of strategic litigation in FoRB related cases in Malaysian context and spoke about potential approaches and strategies that could be adapted in Myanmar context to push the legislative reform and enforcement of the law...''
Source/publisher: International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
2018-11-05
Date of entry/update: 2019-01-31
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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