judicial branch of Myanmar

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The judicial branch of Myanmar is the system of courts and legal institutions responsible for interpreting and applying the country’s laws and administering justice.

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial branch ⓘ
aimsToProtect rights of citizens under Myanmar law ⓘ
rule of law in Myanmar ⓘ
alsoKnownAs judicial system of Myanmar ⓘ
judiciary of Myanmar ⓘ
appointmentOfJudgesBy President of Myanmar ⓘ
appointmentOfJudgesRequires approval of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
comprises High Courts of the Regions and States of Myanmar ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
courts-martial of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: courts martial

district courts of Myanmar ⓘ
special courts of Myanmar ⓘ
township courts of Myanmar ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Myanmar 2008 ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
facesChallenges corruption concerns ⓘ
limited access to justice in rural areas ⓘ
limited judicial independence ⓘ
political influence ⓘ
guaranteedIn Chapter VI of the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
hasMilitaryJusticeSystem yes ⓘ
hasSpecializedCourts juvenile courts of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: juvenile courts

labor courts of Myanmar ⓘ
tax courts of Myanmar ⓘ
headOfJudiciary Chief Justice of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
highestCourt Supreme Court of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
includes Attorney General’s Office of Myanmar ⓘ
jurisdiction administrative cases in Myanmar ⓘ
civil cases in Myanmar ⓘ
constitutional interpretation in Myanmar ⓘ
criminal cases in Myanmar ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Burmese language ⓘ
linked to: Burmese
legalSystem British common law influence ⓘ
customary law elements ⓘ
mixed legal system ⓘ
statutory law of Myanmar ⓘ
militaryCourtsUnder Tatmadaw ⓘ
nominalIndependence yes ⓘ
overseenBy Supreme Court of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
post2021Situation subject to de facto control by the military junta in many areas ⓘ
relatedInstitution Constitutional Tribunal of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
Union Election Commission of Myanmar ⓘ
role administering justice in Myanmar ⓘ
applying laws of Myanmar ⓘ
interpreting laws of Myanmar ⓘ
subjectTo Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
laws enacted by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Myanmar → branch → judicial branch of Myanmar ⓘ
State Peace and Development Council → controlledInstitution → judiciary of Myanmar ⓘ
subject linked to: SPDC
linked to: judicial branch of Myanmar
Chief Justice of Burma → jurisdiction → civil courts of Burma ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Myanmar
Chief Justice of Burma → jurisdiction → criminal courts of Burma ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Myanmar
Chief Justice of Burma → category → Judiciary of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Myanmar
High Court of Yangon → partOf → judiciary of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Myanmar
High Court of Yangon → operator → judicial authorities of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Myanmar
judicial branch of Myanmar → alsoKnownAs → judiciary of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Myanmar
Amyotha Hluttaw → relatedInstitution → Judiciary of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: judicial branch of Myanmar