Burma

Human Rights, Political Reform Efforts & U.S. Sanctions

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

2014
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62948-548-5 (ISBN)

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An accurate and objective assessment of the status of human rights, civil unrest, and political reform in Burma is critical to congressional oversight of the Obama Administration's conduct of U.S. policy towards the country, as well as any congressional examination of U.S. policy towards Burma. The Obama Administration and many other observers have focused their analysis on the apparent progress that has been made since Burma's military junta transferred power to a new, quasi-civilian government in 2011. These analyses highlight the country's political reforms and human rights improvements, while acknowledging that the situation remains fragile and reversible. This book examines the current situation in Burma from the implicit perspective shaped by U.S. laws setting policy toward Burma, and discusses the challenges of responding to reforms in a nation in political transition which has gone only part way to dealing with human rights abuses. In general, these laws establish a set of standards or thresholds to achieve before the sanctions are lifted and bilateral relations are normalised. Based on the criteria enumerated in these laws, this book reviews: (1) prospects for an end to internal inter-ethnic conflict and national reconciliation, which appear slim in the short-run; (2) the critical political forces in Burma, which do not currently share a common vision or path towards a democratic civilian government; and (3) the ongoing problem of human rights abuses in Burma.

Preface; Human Rights, Civil Unrest & Political Reform in Burma in 2013; Burmas Political Prisoners & U.S. Sanctions; Burma 2012 Human Rights Report; U.S. Sanctions on Burma: Issues for the 113th Congress; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.3.2014
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	442 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht
ISBN-10	1-62948-548-9 / 1629485489
ISBN-13	978-1-62948-548-5 / 9781629485485
Zustand	Neuware