Mapping the plural justice systems in Myanmar and scoping out the feasibility and value of linkages between these different systems
Myanmar has multiple formal and informal justice systems and actors, often with overlapping claims to legitimacy. While the government of Myanmar has a formal justice system, some ethnic armed organisations have created their own formal justice systems with laws, police, courts and prison systems. In addition, there are other local, traditional, or informal actors who provide justice to most people. Recent research confirms that a large majority of people in Myanmar do not use the formal system...