Citation

Hung, Alvin Hoi Chun (2022) Exploring the Root Causes of the Persecution Policy Against Rohingya People: A Study based on Three Constitutions of Burma/Myanmar. Asian Journal of Law and Policy, 2 (2). pp. 75-97. ISSN 2785-8979

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Abstract

This article presents and analyzes the complex case of the Rohingya, a large group that allegedly migrated from the Bengal area and has been deprived of citizenship through the sociopolitical measures of the Myanmar government, thereby making them de facto stateless people in Myanmar. Through archival research investigating extensive historical records in Myanmar with a particular focus on the three constitutions of the country, this study attempted to identify and analyse the sociopolitical reasons and underlying sociocultural rationale for why Rohingya migrants are deprived of citizenship in Myanmar, treated as illegal immigrants, and subjected to criminal prosecution and oppression under Myanmar’s military rule. While violence against the Rohingya people should be condemned, the Buddhist nationalism of the majority of Myanmar citizens and the concern about territorial sovereignty of the Myanmar government must be well understood before effective tutelary measures can be contemplated for the Rohingya people.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Rohingya, Buddhist nationalism, Territorial sovereignty, Social exclusion
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BQ Buddhism
Depositing User:	Ms Nurul Iqtiani Ahmad
Date Deposited:	13 Apr 2023 02:57
Last Modified:	13 Apr 2023 02:57
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/10676

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