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Criminal Law In Myanmar, Wing Cheong Chan, Mark Mcbride, Neil Morgan, Stanley Yeo Dec 2023

Criminal Law In Myanmar, Wing Cheong Chan, Mark Mcbride, Neil Morgan, Stanley Yeo

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A commentary on the Myanmar Penal Code that describes and critically evaluates the general principles of criminal responsibility contained in the Code. This book was originally published in English in 2016. It was republished in Burmese in 2023.


Organised Resistance, Terrorism And Criminality In Ireland: The State's Construction Of The Control Equation, Mark Findlay Jan 1984

Organised Resistance, Terrorism And Criminality In Ireland: The State's Construction Of The Control Equation, Mark Findlay

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Despite the reality of partition that created "two Irelands," comparative analysis of the state's reactions to terrorism in the Province and in the Republic is rare. The struggle over reunification, which permeates society on both sides of the border, is usually viewed by the populist press not from the Irish viewpoint, but rather from the perspective of the British government. Given this bias, organized resistance -- most notably in the North of Ireland -- is represented as an assault on a majority-supported state. Because the legitimacy of the state under attack is rarely questioned, and the motivations for the resistance …