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Project Description

The Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) is providing legal assistance to the National Council for the Union of Burma (NCUB) in its support of the pro-democracy movement among Burmese populations inside and outside of the state. PILPG advises them on the application of various international legal mechanisms to challenge the actions and legitimacy of the current military regime, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).

The NCUB seeks a tripartite dialogue with the National League for Democracy (NLD) and SPDC, as equal parties, to negotiate a free, democratic future for Burma. This goal has been unattainable because the SPDC continues to use harsh, repressive tactics to maintain its control within the state of Burma. PILPG has drafted legal memoranda for the NCUB on possible international legal remedies to end to the political and humanitarian crisis in Burma and transition to democracy.

PILPG has partnered with McDermott Will & Emery, LLP to provide assistance to the NCUB.

Further information on the NCUB is available at www.ncub.org.

Project Team

Tracy Martin, Senior Research Associate
Emily Wann, Senior Research Associate

Yolande Bouka, Research Associate
Jeanne Cook, Research Associate
Brett Gerson, Research Associate
Caroline Swartz-Zern, Research Associate
Tara Van De Mark, Research Associate
Rebecca Wolf, Research Associate

Advisory Council

J. Christina Broch
Brett Dakin
Toluwanimi S. Fadeyi
Michele Keegan
Melissa Mandor
Meghan Stewart