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
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was...
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was still waiting for information from the Legal Aid Institution (LBH) in Medan, Indonesia, regarding the execution of its nationals, Saelow Praseart and Namsong Sirilak both of whom were found guilty of po
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Thai appeals court upheld an August 2002 Criminal...
The Thai appeals court upheld an August 2002 Criminal Court decision to sentence Maj
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai woman who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia...
A Thai woman who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for possessing 12
- AUGUST 12, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
the Thai embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, asked the Legal Counsel...
the Thai embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, asked the Legal Counsel...
- AUGUST 6, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death...
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death penalty against convicted drugs traffickers despite international protests over the execution of an Indian heroin smuggler earlier in the week
- JULY 22, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai appeal court quashed death sentences against...
A Thai appeal court quashed death sentences against two men from hill tribes for the murder of an Australian tourist and the rape of his girlfriend
- JULY 19, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai criminal court sentenced one Pakistani man to...
A Thai criminal court sentenced one Pakistani man to death and another to life in prison for the murder and attempted murder of an Indian mobster and his associate
- JULY 7, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Former Bangkok senator Sukhum Cherdchuen was sentenced...
Former Bangkok senator Sukhum Cherdchuen was sentenced to death by a criminal court in Thailand after being found guilty of masterminding the murder of a woman doctor in 1996
- JUNE 1, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Jengchiang, alias Archong sae Chee, a 42 year old Chinese...
Jengchiang, alias Archong sae Chee, a 42 year old Chinese farmer in Chiang Rai, was sentenced to death by the Thai Criminal after being found guilty of possessing drugs with intent to sell
- MAY 26, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's bloody "war on drugs" marred its rights...
Thailand's bloody "war on drugs" marred its rights record in 2003, Amnesty International said in an annual report which also noted that critics of the government faced threats and harassment
- APRIL 30, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Apisit Nanthapisit, the leader of a gang that abducted...
Apisit Nanthapisit, the leader of a gang that abducted and brutally killed an insurance manager in May 2003, was sentenced to death by a Criminal Court in Thailand, while two accomplices received life imprisonment