Thailand
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional monarchy; note - interim military-affiliated government since May 2014 Constitutional monarchy - provisional military government since May 2014
- CONSTITUTION
- many precedents; final draft concluded on March 29, 2016, approved by referendum on August 7, 2016, signed by the king on April 6, 2017; note - the final version has several amendments not reflected in the one adopted by the referendum (2016)
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the civil system with influences of English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- In transition; following the military coup of May 2014 - National Legislative Assembly or Sapha Nitibanyat Haeng Chat
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the King
RELIGIONS
94.6% Buddhists; 4.6% Muslims; 0.7% Christians; 0.1% others
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty applies in Thailand to murder and heroin or amphetamine drug trafficking
The death penalty applies in Thailand to murder and heroin or amphetamine drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 30, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's Criminal Court delivered a death sentence to a man on charges of masterminding the premeditated murder of a noted environmental activist four years ago
Thailand's Criminal Court delivered a death sentence to a man on charges of masterminding the premeditated murder of a noted environmental activist four years ago
NOVEMBER 25, 2008IsraelDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: TWO ISRAELI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG OFFENCES
two Israelis convicted of drug trafficking were sentenced to death by a Thai
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY IN CHIANG RAI
the Thai Court of Appeals commuted the death sentence handed to a Chiang Rai-based man for drug trading to life imprisonment, citing his possession of inside information on narcotics dealings, which would be vital in the police campaign against drugs, as
- OCTOBER 1, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: THAI MONK REJECTS DEATH PENALTY
"Buddhism considers it wrong to kill even a mosquito, so how can we accept that it is right to execute a human being?" These words were part of an uncompromising rejection of capital punishment addressed to a recent gathering at Wat Suan Dok in Chiang Mai
- OCTOBER 1, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING POLICE OFFICER
the man who assaulted a junior traffic policeman and battered him to death during a street brawl was condemned to death in Thailand, while his five companions were each given a six-year sentence.
- AUGUST 14, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: COURT UPHOLDS RACKETEER'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Thai Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of former forestry official Visit Pluengrassamee, convicted of masterminding the January 1996 murder of a teenage vendor in Chiang Mai's Varorot Night Bazaar, whose stepfather had refused to pay protection
- AUGUST 4, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
29 NIGERIANS ESCAPE DEATH SENTENCE IN THAILAND, AFGHANISTAN
twenty-nine Nigerians, condemned to death in Thailand and Afghanistan for drug-related offences, had their sentences commuted to prison terms.
- JUNE 17, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a chicken seller was sentenced to death by the Kota Bharu High Court...
a chicken seller was sentenced to death by the Kota Bharu High Court...
- MAY 12, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. THAI BUSINESSMEN GET DEATH SENTENCE
two Thai businessmen were sentenced to death by a High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
- JANUARY 1, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty applies in Thailand to murder and heroin or amphetamine drug trafficking
The death penalty applies in Thailand to murder and heroin or amphetamine drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 18, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Thailand voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...