2008 Constitution of Myanmar

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national constitution supreme law

The 2008 Constitution of Myanmar is the military-drafted supreme law that structured the country’s political system, entrenched significant military power, and laid the framework for its subsequent quasi-civilian governments.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
2008 Constitution of Myanmar canonical 12
Constitution of Myanmar 4
2010 Constitution of Myanmar 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national constitution ⓘ
supreme law ⓘ
adoptedBy Myanmar ⓘ
adoptionMethod constitutional referendum ⓘ
adoptionYear 2008 ⓘ
allowsAppointmentOf military representatives in legislature ⓘ
amendmentRequirement more than 75% of parliamentary votes ⓘ
nationwide referendum for key provisions ⓘ
containsChapterOn executive branch ⓘ
fundamental rights and duties of citizens ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
containsProvisionOn state of emergency ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
criticizedFor entrenching military dominance in politics ⓘ
lack of genuine democratic safeguards ⓘ
definesStateStructureAs Union ⓘ
draftedBy State Peace and Development Council ⓘ
Tatmadaw ⓘ
effectiveDate 2011 ⓘ
effectOnAmendmentPower gives military veto over constitutional amendments ⓘ
emergencyPowersGivenTo Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services ⓘ
surface form: Commander‑in‑Chief of Defence Services
entrenchesPowerOf Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services ⓘ
surface form: Commander‑in‑Chief of Defence Services

Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) ⓘ
surface form: Myanmar Armed Forces
establishesBody Constitutional Tribunal of the Union ⓘ
House of Nationalities ⓘ
House of Representatives ⓘ
President of Myanmar ⓘ
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
Union Election Commission ⓘ
givesAppointmentPowerTo Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services ⓘ
surface form: Commander‑in‑Chief of Defence Services
givesMilitaryControlOver Ministry of Border Affairs ⓘ
Ministry of Defence ⓘ
Ministry of Home Affairs ⓘ
influencedPoliticalEra quasi‑civilian governments after 2011 ⓘ
language Burmese ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Myanmar ⓘ
presidentialEligibilityRule spouses or children of foreign citizens barred ⓘ
providesFor bicameral legislature ⓘ
multi‑party system ⓘ
recognizesAdministrativeUnits Regions ⓘ
Wa Self-Administered Division ⓘ
surface form: Self‑Administered Divisions

Self‑Administered Zones ⓘ
States ⓘ
Union Territory ⓘ
replaced 1974 Constitution of Burma ⓘ
reservedSeatPercentageInHouses 25% ⓘ
reservesParliamentarySeatsFor military ⓘ
restrictsEligibilityOf Aung San Suu Kyi for presidency ⓘ
setsTermLengthFor President of Myanmar ⓘ
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
termLengthOfParliament 5 years ⓘ
termLengthOfPresident 5 years ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

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

Assembly of the Union → establishedBy → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
Assembly of the Union → legalBasis → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Assembly of the Union → canAmend → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Myanmar (with special procedures)
State Counsellor of Myanmar → createdBy → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assembly of the Union of Myanmar
Government of Myanmar → constitutionalDocument → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Myanmar
Government of Myanmar → constitutionalDocument → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
Government of Myanmar → establishedUnder → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
SPDC → constitutionalFramework → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
subject surface form: State Peace and Development Council
Tatmadaw → legalBasisForPoliticalRole → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
2010 Myanmar general election → legalFramework → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
State Administration Council → legalBasisClaimed → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw → legalBasisClaim → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2010 Constitution of Myanmar
Pa'O people → recognizedIn → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
Kayin State Government → legalBasis → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Myanmar
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burma → legalBasis → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Myanmar
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw → establishedBy → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
House of Nationalities → createdBy → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
House of Nationalities → governsUnder → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Myanmar
President of Myanmar (through presidential electoral college) → basisIn → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
President of Myanmar (through presidential electoral college) → createdBy → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008)
Pyithu Hluttaw → establishedBy → 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ