The Functions and Duties of the Constitutional Tribunal of Myanmar

This paper first provides an overview of how Myanmar institutionalized constitutional review in the post-colonial, socialist, and post-socialist eras. As a core focus, it investigates the functions and duties of the Constitutional Tribunal in the context of specific references to the case study law. It demonstrates structural dilemmas existing in the domain of constitutional review in contemporary Myanmar. This paper intends to shed light on how the Tribunal performs the functions and duties in judicial practice. This paper also concludes with the author’s solutions and recommendations aimed at the enhancement of Tribunal’s capacity and effectiveness.