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, 2015ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Under the Penal Code alone, the death sentence can be applied to 35 crimes
Under the Penal Code alone, the death sentence can be applied to 35 crimes
DECEMBER 22, 2014ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE LOOKS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
a senior official said Thailand may abolish the death penalty in the near future.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR TRAIN RAPE, MURDER
A former railway worker in Thailand was sentenced to death for raping a 13-year-old girl on an overnight
MAY 12, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THAI DIVORCEE ‘SMILES’ AFTER GETTING DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Thai divorcee was sentenced to death by the Alor Setar High Court in Malaysia for trafficking 23,123
APRIL 4, 2014ThailandDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: SUPREME PEOPLE’S COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THAI DRUG MULE
The Supreme People’s Court, Vietnam’s highest court, upheld the death sentence to a Thai woman for
MARCH 3, 2014ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: SWEDE'S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE FOR PHUKET MURDER
Swede Tommy Viktor Soderlund was sentenced to death for murder before a Phuket judge commuted the
- JANUARY 1, 2014ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Under the Penal Code alone, the death sentence can be applied to 35 crimes
Under the Penal Code alone, the death sentence can be applied to 35 crimes
- DECEMBER 26, 2013ThailandDEATH PENALTY
the Appeals Court upheld a death sentence for former Muang Ratchaburi municipal councillor Ananthasak
the Appeals Court upheld a death sentence for former Muang Ratchaburi municipal councillor Ananthasak
- NOVEMBER 25, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THAI WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 36-year-old Thai woman was sent to the gallows at High Court in Alor Setar, Malaysia
- OCTOBER 15, 2013ThailandDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court upheld the lower courts' death sentence for a Yao tribesman extradited from China for
the Supreme Court upheld the lower courts' death sentence for a Yao tribesman extradited from China for
- AUGUST 21, 2013ThailandDEATH PENALTY
a Thai drug smuggler has been sentenced to death in Vietnam
a Thai drug smuggler has been sentenced to death in Vietnam
- AUGUST 16, 2013ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's Court of Appeals has sentenced two Thai army colonels
Thailand's Court of Appeals has sentenced two Thai army colonels