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
- APRIL 3, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Two Dutch citizens of Chinese origin, E
Two Dutch citizens of Chinese origin, E
- MARCH 17, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Thai Senate voted to introduce fatal injections...
The Thai Senate voted to introduce fatal injections for executions and to abolish the death penalty and life sentences for 14 to 18-year-olds
- MARCH 3, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bangkok-based diplomats asked Thailand to verify the...
Bangkok-based diplomats asked Thailand to verify the number of deaths caused by the government's crackdown on narcotics, since they found the over 1,000 killings in one month alarming
- FEBRUARY 27, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thai Ambassador to Indonesia, Dr
Thai Ambassador to Indonesia, Dr
- FEBRUARY 26, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or...
The special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Asma Jahangir, expressed deep concern at the many deaths in Thailand's war on drugs, the Bangkok Post reported
- FEBRUARY 26, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand brushed off United Nations criticism of its...
Thailand brushed off United Nations criticism of its bloody war on drugs, saying dealers and traffickers ran the risk of violent death
- FEBRUARY 25, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The parents of a young English teacher stabbed to death...
The parents of a young English teacher stabbed to death in Thailand made a plea for the woman accused of his murder not to face the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 20, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
``We have two executioners in the prison and when the...
``We have two executioners in the prison and when the new law is in place they will stop shooting guns and will train to help doctors with injections,'' said Pittaya Sangkhanakin, chief of the Bang Kwang maximum security prison, in regards to the lower ho
- FEBRUARY 19, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The lower house voted 288-60 to change Thailand's long-standing...
The lower house voted 288-60 to change Thailand's long-standing execution method to lethal injections, arguing they are less painful and cruel than shooting prisoners with a machine gun
- FEBRUARY 13, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International spoke out against the deaths...
Amnesty International spoke out against the deaths of 352 suspects since a war on drugs was launched in Thailand in the beginning of February
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Twenty-three suspected drug traffickers have been killed...
Twenty-three suspected drug traffickers have been killed since Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's most recent war on drugs got under way, police in Thailand reported
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency,...
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency, Togar Sianipar, said that 20 foreign and local drug traffickers had been sentenced to death in recent years but none has been executed