YANGON: Myanmar on Wednesday (Dec 17) announced plans to reform its judicial system, a move met with scepticism by lawyers and activists long used to red tape and poor access to justice during the junta era. Courts across the country are to be modernised and committed to “integrity”, independence and the rule of law, according […]
Myanmar unveils plans to overhaul court system
December 19, 2014 by thiha
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Eviction of decades-long dwellers is unfair – law experts
November 18, 2013 by thiha
It would be unfair to evict dwellers of 50 or 100 years, especially when the judges have been accused of corruption in relations to land scandals, legal experts and the victims of land seizures said. As the country’s real estate prices skyrocket reaching up to billions of kyats in certain purchases, judges are more likely […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Anti-Corruption Law, Aung Ko, Bribe, Civil Law, corruption, Development Committee, District Court, Evict Dwellers, Han Shin Win, Inheritance, Insisted, Judges, Judicial Pillar, Ko Ni, Kyaw Hoe, Land Grants, Land Owner, Legal Consultant, ownership, Pho Phyu, President Thein Sein, Property Transfer Law, real estate prices, Supreme Court, Tax Law, Than Myint, Thet Oo, Thingangyun
