The Myanmar Constitution Academy Training Course

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The Myanmar Constitution Academy is a free, self-guided, intensive online course on the fundamentals of democratic constitutionalism. The course is aimed at giving participants an introduction to key constitutional principles and comparative practice in terms of both constitution building processes and constitutional design. The course integrates the expertise of leading international experts in the fields of comparative constitutional law, and the history and development of constitutional law in Myanmar. The course focuses on the role of constitution-building in conflict and post-conflict or transitional settings, and in diverse or multi-ethnic countries, and covers constitutional issues directly relevant to the Myanmar context.
The Constitution Academy is structured in six thematic modules:
1. The fundamentals of democratic constitutions
2. Fundamental constitutional design choices
3. Interim governance arrangements
4. Federalism
5. Security sector reform
6. Rights and the judiciary
Each self-guided module consists of pre-recorded video presentations from international experts, optional background reading materials, and quizzes to test participants’ understanding of key concepts. All materials are available in both Burmese and English languages.
The estimated time to complete each module is five hours (not including optional background readings). Participants who go through all modules and pass all quizzes will receive a certificate of completion.
Myanmar Constitution Academy (Guided Course) - 2023 Batch 2
What is the Myanmar Constitution Academy guided course?
The guided course consists of self-learning modules and online live sessions with constitutional experts. The Myanmar Constitution Academy is an intensive online course on the fundamentals of democratic constitutionalism. The course is aimed at giving participants an introduction to key constitutional principles and comparative practice in terms of both constitution building processes and constitutional design. The course integrates the expertise of leading international experts in the fields of comparative constitutional law, and the history and development of constitutional law in Myanmar. The course focuses on the role of constitution-building in conflict and post-conflict or transitional settings, and in diverse or multi-ethnic countries, and covers constitutional issues directly relevant to the Myanmar context.
The Constitution Academy is structured in six thematic modules:
Module 1: The fundamentals of democratic constitutions
Module 2: Fundamental constitutional design choices
Module 3: Interim governance arrangements
Module 4: Federalism
Module 5: Security sector reform
Module 6: Rights and the judiciary
Timeline
International IDEA will organize the second guided batch in 2023 as per the timeline below. This batch will take six weeks.
No. | Module and Live Session Date | GUIDED COURSE BATCH 1 (06 October – 17 November, 2023) |
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1 | 06 October | Introductory live session |
2 | 06 – 13 October | MODULE 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTIONS |
13 October | Live session 1: Interim governance arrangements | |
3 | 14 – 20 October | MODULE 2: FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN CHOICES |
20 October | Live session 2: Fundamental institutional design choices | |
4 | 21 - 27 October | MODULE 3: INTERIM GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS |
27 October | Live session 3: Structure and functioning of the NUG | |
5 | 28 Oct - 03 Nov | MODULE 4: INTRODUCTION TO FEDERALISM |
03 November | Live session 4: Negotiation exercise on the design of federalism | |
6 | 04 - 10 November | MODULE 5: SECURITY SECTOR REFORM |
10 November | Live session 5: Spring revolution and the quest for peace and democracy in Myanmar | |
7 | 11 - 17 November | MODULE 6: RIGHTS AND THE JUDICIARY |
17 November | Live session 6: Ensuring human rights in the interregnum period in Myanmar |
What are the requirements?
Selected participants are required to complete self-learning units of each module (on the TalentLMS platform) and to participate in weekly live sessions (on zoom). The estimated time to complete each module is seven hours including live sessions.
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