The Drafting of the Constitution of the Union of Burma in 1947: Dominion Status, Indo–Burmese Relations, and the Irish Example

IF 0.8 3区 社会学 Q1 HISTORY Law and History Review Pub Date : 2022-12-20 DOI:10.1017/S0738248022000487
Donal K. Coffey
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Abstract This paper aims to consider four elements of Burmese constitutional history between 1946 and 1948. The first section considers the negotiations between Burma and the United Kingdom and argues that the debate about whether Burma wanted Dominion status has overlooked the crucial transitional government period. The second section gives a brief overview of the drafting process, paying particular attention to the links between the Indian Constituent Assembly in Delhi and Rangoon. The third section outlines the comparative influences on the Burmese Constitution using the digital humanities and illustrates that the biggest foreign influence was the Irish Constitution of 1937. The final section looks at the Burmese political leadership after World War II along two dimensions—at a nationalist level and at an elite level—and traces some of the links between Burma and Ireland.
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1947年缅甸联邦宪法的起草:自治领地位、印缅关系和爱尔兰的例子
摘要本文旨在考察1946年至1948年间缅甸宪政史的四个要素。第一部分考虑了缅甸和英国之间的谈判,并认为关于缅甸是否希望自治领地位的辩论忽视了关键的过渡政府时期。第二节简要概述起草过程,特别注意德里和仰光的印度制宪会议之间的联系。第三部分运用数字人文理论对缅甸宪法产生的比较影响进行了概述,并说明国外影响最大的是1937年的《爱尔兰宪法》。最后一节从两个层面——民族主义层面和精英层面——审视了二战后的缅甸政治领导层,并追溯了缅甸和爱尔兰之间的一些联系。
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期刊介绍: Law and History Review (LHR), America"s leading legal history journal, encompasses American, European, and ancient legal history issues. The journal"s purpose is to further research in the fields of the social history of law and the history of legal ideas and institutions. LHR features articles, essays, commentaries by international authorities, and reviews of important books on legal history. American Society for Legal History
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