Recorded as research because the constitutional order is contested. Following the coup of 1 February 2021 the State Administration Council assumed legislative and executive power, states of emergency have been repeatedly extended, and military tribunals have tried civilians in areas under martial law with limited or no right of appeal or independent counsel. The 2008 constitution's provisions are set out here as text; they do not describe how matters are currently determined.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Apex court
- Jurisdiction
- Provided by the 2008 constitution with appellate and revisional jurisdiction and power to issue constitutional writs; operating under the administration established after the February 2021 coup.
- Seat
- Naypyidaw
- Established
- 1948
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