Burma’s Constitution

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVIII

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2. The Story of the Constitution

   1. Front Matter

      Pages N1-N1

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   2. Annexation and British Rule

      • Maung Maung

      Pages 1-46

   3. War and Japanese Occupation

      • Maung Maung

      Pages 47-65

   4. Liberation and Fulfilment

      • Maung Maung

      Pages 66-85

3. The Constitution at Work

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87

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   2. Form of State

      • Maung Maung

      Pages 89-91

   3. Fundamental Rights

      • Maung Maung

      Pages 92-104

   4. Peasants and Workers

      • Maung Maung

      Pages 105-108

   5. Directive Principles of State Policy

      • Maung Maung

      Pages 109-113

   6. The President

      • Maung Maung

      Pages 114-119

   7. Parliament

      • Maung Maung

      Pages 120-126

   8. The Union Government

      • Maung Maung

      Pages 127-145

   9. The Union Judiciary

      • Maung Maung

      Pages 146-166

   10. The States

       • Maung Maung

       Pages 167-192

   11. Amendment of the Constitution

       • Maung Maung

       Pages 193-194

   12. International Relations

       • Maung Maung

       Pages 195-202

   13. General Provisions

       • Maung Maung

       Pages 203-207

   14. Transitory Provisions

       • Maung Maung

       Pages 208-210

   15. End of an Era

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       Pages 211-217

In his former work, Burma in the Family oj Nations, Dr. Maung Maung has already gained an international reputation as a student of public affairs in Burma; in this new book he earns fresh laurels. It is mainly in two parts. In Part I he traces the genesis of the Constitution and in Part II he explains it. The first part outlines the constitutional progress of Burma under British rule, the changes under Dr. Ba Maw during the Japanese occupation, and further developments until the attainment of independence by the Anti­ Fascist People's Freedom League. Nowhere else can one find such a clear and comprehensive account of the political evolution of Burma since 1931, doubly significant by the Saya San rebellion and the birth of the Thakin movement; its value is enhanced by the reproduction of three documents not otherwise readily accessible: the interim Constitution under the Japanese; the Panglong Agreement, in which the Hill Peoples undertook to co-operate in framing the Constitution for the Union of Burma; and the original draft Constitution which the AFPFL published in May 1947 for consideration by the Constituent Assembly.

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