Rule of Law
Up one levelThe rule of law is essential for the equitable and orderly functioning of any society, and helps assure predictable and transparent treatment of all peoples. Fair laws and a capable and impartial justice system are crucial to protect the rights of all, even under democratic governments. This section of the BurmaGuide.Net includes resource summaries related to Burmese and other groups the promote the rule of law, as well as documents and links regarding the experience and learning from countries that have worked to re-establish the rule of law after periods of authoritarian rule.
Police Reform and Human Rights
This document reviews and analyzes initiatives, most implemented by the UN, to improve police performance concerning human rights. It presents ...
Lawmaking and Stages of Legislative Procedure
This publication offers a brief view of law making and legislative procedures in democratic governance. Legislative bodies pay three broad ...
“Investigating Corruption in Ukraine”
This case study is about Ukrainian Internet journalist Georgy Gongadze, and his yet unsolved 2000 murder. The study of this infamous case is meant ...
Journalistic Legwork that Tumbled a President
This case study of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and its groundbreaking exposés of corruption and wrongdoing by the ...
Violence against Women
This site features a range of topics related to violence Committed against women during time of war and conflict These include, rape as a war crime ...
Corruption and Good Governance
Corruption and Good Governance is intended to further clarify and articulate the concept of governance as it relates to corruption in the public ...
Reducing corruption - lessons from Venezuela
This case study is about reducing corruption in governance reflecting lessons from World Bank’s study in Venezuela. A recent World Bank program in ...
Lawmaking and Stages of Legislative Procedure
This publication offers a brief view of law making and legislative procedures in democratic governance. Legislative bodies pay three broad ...
Assessing Legislation — A Manual for Legislators
This manual aims to enable legislators — even if they have no previous training in legislation — to read and to assess a bill in terms of the ...
Law Related Cartoons
This site uses cartoons to help readers think about the issues that surround us in everyday life. Topics include constitutional rights, immigration ...
The Child Law