judicial branch of Myanmar

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judicial branch

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.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
judiciary of Myanmar	1

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointmentOfJudgesBy	President of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointmentOfJudgesRequires	approval of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
comprises	High Courts of the Regions and States of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of the Union of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ courts-martial of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ district courts of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ special courts of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ township courts of Myanmar ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of Myanmar 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ labor courts of Myanmar ⓘ tax courts of Myanmar ⓘ
headOfJudiciary	Chief Justice of the Union of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestCourt	Supreme Court of the Union of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
includes	Attorney General’s Office of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	administrative cases in Myanmar ⓘ civil cases in Myanmar ⓘ constitutional interpretation in Myanmar ⓘ criminal cases in Myanmar ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	Burmese language NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalSystem	British common law influence ⓘ customary law elements ⓘ mixed legal system ⓘ statutory law of Myanmar ⓘ
militaryCourtsUnder	Tatmadaw NERFINISHED ⓘ
nominalIndependence	yes ⓘ
overseenBy	Supreme Court of the Union of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
post2021Situation	subject to de facto control by the military junta in many areas ⓘ
relatedInstitution	Constitutional Tribunal of the Union of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Election Commission of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	administering justice in Myanmar ⓘ applying laws of Myanmar ⓘ interpreting laws of Myanmar ⓘ
subjectTo	Constitution of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ laws enacted by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Government of Myanmar → branch → judicial branch of Myanmar ⓘ

SPDC → controlledInstitution → judicial branch of Myanmar ⓘ

subject surface form: State Peace and Development Council

this entity surface form: judiciary of Myanmar