Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (JD Supra Myanmar/Burma)

Introduction - On 16 April 2013 the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (also known as Burma) acceded to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “New York Convention”) by depositing an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. This followed approval by Myanmar’s Parliament on 6 March 2013.