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CONSTITUTIONS
1) Constitutions of Burma  
Burma gained independence from Britain in 1948. Since then it has had two constitutions, the first proclaimed in 1947 and the second in 1974.
  The Constitution of The Union of Burma, 1947  
 
The 1947 Constitution, though rooted in a strong democratic tradition, suffered from shortcomings, notably in the area of ethnic rights, as a result of which it engendered considerable dissatisfaction among sections of the population, espectially the ethnic nationalities. In 1962, the Burmese military, then headed by General Ne Win, took advantage of the growing dissatisfaction and staged a coup d'etat which effectively tolled the death-knell of the 1947 Constitution.
  The Constitution of The Socialist Republic of The Union of Burma, 1974  
 
The military junta headed by General Ne Win proclaimed this new Constitution in 1974 which held sway for 14 years until it too was abrogated by another military regime, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) headed by General Saw Maung, which seized power in September 1988.
 
2) NCUB's Future Constitutions of Burma
  (Future) Constitution of The Federal Union of Burma
(Drafted by National Council of Union of Burma)
 
 

The NCUB Proposed First Draft Constitution is published by National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB) in December 1997.

    The Commentary on The (Future) Constitution of The Federal Union of Burma
 
 
The Commentary prepared and published by National Council of the Union of Burma in November 1998.
 
3) The National Convention
  The National Convention Procedural Code
 (1993-1996)
 
 
  The Constitutional Principles Approved by The SLORC's National Convention (1993-1996)  
 
4) Analysis
  Lack of Democracy, Lack of Equality  
 
Political analysis of Constitutional Principles Laid down by the SLORC National Convention
  Burma: The Military and Its Constitution  
 
An introduction to the military controlled constitution drafting process and the military's constitutional principles. Published by BLC in May 1999.
  A Brief Analysis on SPDC's Constitutional Principles (PDF)  
 

This Analysis article is an attempt of the BLC to scrutinize the aforementioned 104 principles. It aims to inform the international community and the people inside the country on whether the junta is attempting to lawy down the foundations for the emergence of another authoritatian state, or that of a democratice society in which the individual rights of every citizen are protected and collective rights are preserved for all ethnic communities in Burma.Published in Dec 2003 in the BLC's Legal Issues on Burma Journal No. 16.

  Analysis of The National Convention Procedural Code (PDF)  
 
Published in Dec 2003 in the BLC's Legal Issues on Burma Journal No. 16.
 
5) The State Constituions
  The State Constitution of the Chin Land  
  The State Constituton of Shan State  
 
6) Links
  World Constitutions  
  International Constitution Laws  
 
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