International Law

Release of Suu Kyi only a small step toward Myanmar democracy
Paul Copeland [Advisory Council, Canadian Friends of Burma]: "Although I practice law in the city of Toronto, for the last 22 years I have been involved with the democracy movement in Burma (also known as Myanmar)...

English Names for Foreign Countries vs. Names in the Local Language
(Eugene Volokh) The country name thread has led to another iteration of the Burma/Myanmar debate, and its broader version: Even setting aside the special case of Burma, where the Myanmar name was chosen by the ruling junta, do we have some good manners / sound usage obligation to change the English names for foreign countries (or [...

Burma/Myanmar
Burma/Myanmar This claim was heard today before the RPD. The claimant was a political activist. Country condition evidence was largely corroborative. The following issues were identified: credibility, political affiliation and failure to claim elsewhere...

U.S. Sanctions on Burma Renewed for Additional Year
President Obama today issued a notice (see below) renewing sanctions on Burma (Myanmar) for an additional year. The language contained in this year's renewal is nearly identical to that used in previous notices renewing sanctions on Burma...

Myanmar provides details of first election law (San Francisco Chronicle)
Myanmar's ruling junta will appoint the commission that will have final say over the country's first elections in two decades, state-run newspapers announced Tuesday as the country's military rulers began unveiling the laws that will govern this year's...

Blogger jailed for 20 years in Burma
Blogger jailed for 20 years in BurmaBurma has jailed a blogger for 20 years and handed down even longer sentences to other activists who criticised the regime.Nay Phone Latt, 28, was among five pro-democracy activists jailed on Monday...