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Arbitration News from Myanmar
Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2019-2020 – Myanmar
MYANMAR
Andre Gan and Jo Delaney
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES
A.1 Legislation
Arbitration in Myanmar is governed by the Arbitration Law 2016 (Union Law No. 5/2016) (Arbitration Law),...
Myanmar enacts new Arbitration Law
On 5 January 2016, Myanmar enacted a new Arbitration Law.
The Arbitration Law provides a legal regime for both domestic and international arbitrations that closely...
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