Includes bibliographical references and index from page number 260-266.

Seeking constitutional settlement in Myanmar / Janelle Saffin -- Rule of law concepts in Burma's constitutions and actual practice : no ground for optimism / Myint Zan -- A second panglong agreement : Burmese federalism for the Twenty-first-Century / David C Williams -- Irresistible forces and immovable objects : constitutional change in Myanmar / Andrew Harding -- The 2008 Constitution : the evolution of leadership / Priscilla Clapp -- Contesting the rules : Myanmar's 2015 election and electoral integrity / Bridget Welsh -- Achieving 'Genuine Federalism'? Myanmar's insxorable path towards constitutional devolution and decentralised governance / Marcus Brand -- The everyday emergency : between the constitution and the code of criminal procedure in Myanmar / Melissa Crouch -- How the constitutional tribunal's jurisprudence sparked a crisis / Dominic Jerry Nardi, Jr -- Judicial power and the constitutional Tribunal : some suggestions for better legislation relating to the tribunal and its role / Khin Khin Oo -- Human rights under the new rigime / Catherine Renshaw -- The legal profession and the substantive rule of law in Myanmar / Janelle Saffin and Nathan Willis.