The Governance Crisis in Myanmar: An International Law Perspective and International Society Response Towards Myanmar 2021 Coup D’ Etat.

Abstract

The systematic and well-planned coup d’état attempt orchestrated in the morning of February 1, 2021 in Myanmar poses an international law breach indication, specifically pertaining humanitarian law and international human rights law. This research aims to analyze the qualification of such phenomenon as international law issue and the plausible acts of the international community pertaining this phenomenon. The method utilized is normative-legal approach by qualitatively analyzing the compliance between the international legal regulation and the series of events occurs in Myanmar during the coup d'etat. The result reveals that the current phenomenon of Myanmar coup d’etat have been firmly considered as an international issue through the violation of the international humanitarian law as its pivotal point. In relation to the plausible acts, the launching of humanitarian intervention to stop the extreme human rights violation in Myanmar shall be considered. Furthermore, ASEAN shall take an immediate action through a collective measure by recalling the purposes and principles enshrined in the ASEAN charter.