ABSTRACT

International organizations such as the International Bar Association (IBA), International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), and United Nations (UN) have been engaged in efforts to reform Myanmar's laws regarding the legal profession as part of larger rule-of-law initiatives in the country. Part of such efforts are strategies to change professional conduct rules to match international practices in the regulation of lawyers. The present analysis focuses on the disciplinary mechanisms for lawyers in Myanmar. The analysis seeks to determine the extent to which Myanmar's existing disciplinary mechanisms for lawyers deviate from international standards held by the IBA, ICJ, and UN. The analysis argues that the structural nature of Myanmar’s disciplinary system renders it incapable of meeting international expectations because it sustains British colonial laws that centralized power over lawyers underneath institutions of the state. The analysis identifies the significance of these deviations for international legal transplant efforts.

摘要

国际律师协会 (IBA)、国际法学家委员会 (ICJ) 和联合国 (UN) 等国际组织一直致力于改革缅甸关于法律职业的法律，作为更大范围的法治倡议的一部分。国家。这些努力的一部分是改变职业行为规则以匹配国际律师监管惯例的策略。本分析侧重于缅甸律师的纪律机制。该分析旨在确定缅甸现有的律师纪律机制在多大程度上偏离了 IBA、国际法院和联合国制定的国际标准。分析认为，缅甸纪律体系的结构性质使其无法满足国际期望，因为它维持了英国殖民法律，将权力集中在国家机构之下的律师身上。分析确定了这些偏差对国际合法移植工作的重要性。