Publications

This 2016 report combines expert interviews with national surveys to measure 44 indicators related to rule of law in 113 countries and territories. Myanmar ranked 14th out of 15 countries in the region and 98 out of 113 globally. There is an interactive data explorer available here.

In February 2017 MyJustice hosted the WJP Executive Director and team for a discussion of the 2016 Rule of Law Index findings in Yangon. A short summary of the event is available here.

The Myanmar Union Attorney General’s Office published its first five year strategic plan in January 2016, available in English and Myanmar language. It focuses on four main areas: 1) to protect the legal rights of individuals and the national interest; 2) to strengthen the performance of the Union Attorney General’s Office; 3) to inspire public trust and confidence in the justice system; and 4) to take an active role in justice sector reform.

The first edition of Inya Institute’s manual provides a comprehensive introduction to social science research for Myanmar audiences. The resource includes sections quantitative and qualitative research; survey design and sampling techniques; focus group discussion and interviewing; and data analysis, among others. It is in English and Myanmar languages.

This July 2015 report by UNDP combines 5,400 citizen report card responses, community scorecard dialogues at the village level, and key informant interviews to map the state of local governance in Myanmar, as well as public opinion on a range of topics. UNDP published an in-depth report for each State/Region, available here.

This August 2015 report collects responses from over 1,600 Myanmar people on economic conditions, social capital and trust, globalization, and a range of political and governance topics. The survey is conducted on a four year cycle, providing important snapshots of Myanmar public opinion through time.

This October 2016 policy brief from The Asia Foundation sheds new light on justice provision by ethnic armed actors. Research into some of Myanmar’s most prominent Ethnic Armed Organisations and state-backed paramilitary organisations illuminates the various rule of law dynamics in their areas of influence.

This guide is an excellent hands-on resource for starting or improving a paralegal program. It includes case studies from Cambodia, the Philippines, and around the world and is available in English and Myanmar. For more information, see Namati’s comprehensive web-based guide and their Myanmar Facebook page.

This short February 2016 guide from The Asia Foundation considers how policy institutes can effectively support the policy making process in Myanmar. It suggests that as policy institutes grow and strengthen, they can assist political leaders by providing better data and analysis to improve how policies are formulated.

This February 2016 guide from The Asia Foundation explains what public policy is, what components go into good public policy, and how the Myanmar government can strengthen policy formulation.

This June 2017 report from Justice Base details observers’ findings from 205 criminal and civil hearings in 36 of Yangon’s 50 courts. The report concludes that increasing public access to courts is a necessary condition for restoring public trust and a key to broader judicial system reform.