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Overview of Burma's New Constitution

The document discusses the political structure and constitutional features of the Union of Burma, highlighting the territories included and the unitary form of government. It notes that while some regions have local autonomy and the right to secede, the Union Government maintains significant control over local administration. Additionally, the New Constitution guarantees fundamental rights and provides a mechanism for citizens to seek remedies through the Supreme Court.

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Overview of Burma's New Constitution

The document discusses the political structure and constitutional features of the Union of Burma, highlighting the territories included and the unitary form of government. It notes that while some regions have local autonomy and the right to secede, the Union Government maintains significant control over local administration. Additionally, the New Constitution guarantees fundamental rights and provides a mechanism for citizens to seek remedies through the Supreme Court.

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AIs INTRODUCIIOA iO POIJIICS

The Binniese Pailiaiticnt in its meeting


first Pume Ministei
on that day latified the Anglo-Biirmcse ticaty

Territories of the Union of Burma. The tcnitoiy of the

Union of Burma comprises (i) Burma piopci, i.c., territory

foimerly governed by His Biitannic Majesty through the


Goveinoi of Buima (ii) the Shan State including the
formci
,

Fedeiated Shan and Wa States (m) the Karem States


States ,

including Kantaiwaddy, Bawlake and Kyebog)n and (iv) the


Kachm State including Myinkma and Bhamo Districts Be- ^

sides these, there are two special areas called the Chin Division
and the Kaw-thulay legion

Salient features of the Constitution. The New Constitution


of has a unitaiy foim of goveinment, although the
Burma
Shan State and the Kachm State have been granted the right
to secede fiom the union True it is that the thiec states and
the two special aieas enjoy some amount of local autonomy
and two of the foimer have the constitutional light to secede
but the control of the Union Coveinment is so great ovci
them that decisions made by them m
all matteis of local ad-

ministration are subject to the contiol of the Union Govern-


ment
The constitution and the pioceduie to amend
is written
the constitution is slightly different from the oidmary law-
making process The government is lepubhcan and parha-
inentaiy m
foim The President is the nominal head of the
executive elected by the two Houses of legislatuie a joint m
session The Mmistr)% the leal executive, is lesponsiblc to^
the union legislature foi its policy and action

Another peculiar feature of the constitution is that it pio-


Yides for a single citizenship for the whole of the union. The
fimdamental rights of the citizens of the union have been
guaranteed by the New Constitution The novel feature of
the constitution is that
guarantees the lights of citizens—
it
eiMl, political, economic, leligious
and cultural—not only by
a mere enumeiation of these lights in the
constitution but it
has also made provision for a constitutional
remedy for the
.mplementanon of the rights guaianteed
The constitution
confers upon the citizens the nght
to move the Supreme Court

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