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State Law and Order Restoration Council and State Peace and Development Council
Chapter VI pages 6.1 State Law and Order Restoration Council and State Peace and Development Council 2 Key Terms 7 Assignment Questions 8 Short Questions 9

Chapter VI State Law and Order Restoration Council and State Peace and Development Council

6.1 State Law and Order Restoration Council and State Peace and Development Council. In 1988, general discontent of the people had arisen on economic declination and it led to the countrywide civil disturbance. Administrative machinery was broken down and on 18th September 1988, the State Law and Order Restoration Council took over the power of the State. It abolished the Pyithu Hluttaw various Local Peoples Councils and Central organs of State Power. Legislative. executive and judicial powers have been vested in the SLORC. it administered the country by Martial Law.

Various levels of local law and State Law and Order Restoration Councils are created as follows:

State and Division Law and Order Restoration Council: District Law and Order Restoration Council; Township Law and Order Restoration Council: Ward and Village Tract-law and Order Restoration Council:

Council of Peoples Justices and Central Court were abolished and new Supreme Court has been established by Judiciary law of 1988. Council of Peoples Attorneys was also abolished and replaced by the AttorneyGeneral by the Attorney-General law of 1988.

The State Law and Order Restoration Council abolished single party system and socialist economic system. It has paved the way for the multiparty democratic State based on the political democracy and market oriented economic System.

On 27th may 1990 multi-parrty democracy general election was held National Convention for the new constitution has been held by the representatives of the various people including the members of elected representative and party representatives. )

On 16 September 1993, National convention adopted guidelines and basic principles for the drafting of new constitution. Salient features of the basic for the new constitution are as follows: )

mufti-party democratic state based on the political democracy; market-oriented economic system:

separation of power (Check and balance); equally constituted regions and states forming the Union; local self-administered areas; right of secession from Union is not permitted; )

presidential system and bicameral legislature;

independence of judiciary;

Tatmadaws role in National Political leadership; setting up of the Constitutional Tribunal. Totally, 104 basic principles for the new constitution have been laid down by the national Convention on 16th September,1993. National Convention will resume its session on January, 1994.

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On 15th November, 1997, The State Law and Order Restoration Council was abolished and The State Peace and Development Council took over the power of the State. Since then, The SPDC has promulgated Laws and aiming for the drafting of the new Constitution. )

Key Terms Restoration declination abolished paved market oriented economic system National Convention Salient features Constitutional Tribunal multi-party democracy Attorney-General Representatives national Convention basic principles SPDC

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Assignment Questions 1. Explain the Role of State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) in Myanmar. 2. Explain the importance of National Convention to build a new democratic State. 3. State briefly the salient basic principles laid down by National Convention on 16th September 1993.

Short Questions

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1. Write short notes on the Salient basic principles Laid down by National
Convention on 16th September 1993?

2. Write short notes on the State Law and Order Restoration Councils?