Appendix II: Transcript of conversation between Supreme Court Judge Pairote Navanuch, Supreme Court Secretary Virat Chinvinijkul and a senior government official on the eve of the 2006 Election Commission dismissal

Posted on June 26, 2007December 16, 2015 by Article 2

This is an edited transcript adapted the full text of the conversation in Thai , available on the “Hi Thaksin” website, which has been blocked to users in Thailand. The […]

Appendix I: Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand BE 2540 (1997) (extracts)

Posted on June 25, 2007December 10, 2015 by Article 2

Chapter I: General Provisions 1. Thailand is one and indivisible Kingdom. 2. Thailand adopts a democratic regime of government with the King as Head of the State. 3. The sovereign […]

The draft 2007 Constitution of Thailand: A generals’ charter in judges clothing

Posted on June 25, 2007December 16, 2015 by Article 2

Awzar Thi, Member, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Alexander Hamilton wrote in 1787 that where powers of government are properly separated the judiciary poses the least threat to constitutional […]

The search for order: Constitutions and human rights in Thai political history

Posted on June 24, 2007December 10, 2015 by Article 2

Dr Thanet Aphornsuvan, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand In 1997, parliament passed the new Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand BE 2540 (1997). The new constitution reflected […]

Human rights judgments under the 1997 Constitution of Thailand

Posted on June 23, 2007December 10, 2015 by Article 2

Lawyers Council of Thailand & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong Mine threatens environment and heritage Black Case No. 218/2545, Khon Kaen Administrative Court Somphong Chinsaeng and 392 other residents […]

Constitutionalism and human rights in Asia

Posted on June 17, 2007December 10, 2015 by Article 2

Human Rights Correspondence School, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong The structure of modern nations has been shaped with government being divided into executive, legislative and judicial bodies, with the […]

Legal systems, like ecological systems, can be destroyed by adverse conditions

Posted on June 13, 2007December 9, 2015 by Article 2

Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong When a legal system is exposed to adverse conditions for a length of time its […]

Thailand’s struggle for constitutional survival

Posted on June 3, 2007December 9, 2015 by Article 2

Editorial board, article 2 Human rights, the rule of law and constitutionalism in Thailand have been set back many years since the return to power by the military on 19 […]