The Importance of an Administrative Law System in Myanmar's Democratic Transition A Brief Study on Germany's Model

The primary scope of this research is to provide a brief overview of the administrative law and judicial review system of administrative acts in Germany. Germany’s legal system is well established and its administrative law system and judicial review of administrative acts are rooted in the German Constitution.1 Myanmar on the other hand, a country undergoing a democratic transition, has a common law tradition2 without specifi c administrative laws and mechanisms in regards to the administrative duties of the government. The purpose of this paper is not to suggest that Myanmar should adopt a judicial review system identical to Germany’s. Instead, it aims to present an overview of the German judicial review system of administrative actions from which Myanmar could borrow elements to improve its administrative laws and system, whilst keeping into consideration its own historical, social and legal specifi cities