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Thailand and the International Criminal Court
Oped, Published on 26/07/2023
» Debates are going on as to whether Thailand should ratify and become a party to the 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which Thailand signed on Oct 2, 2000. It has also been suggested that Thailand make a declaration accepting the ICC's jurisdiction over incidents in the past involving serious crimes of a massive scale by Thais against Thais on Thai soil in which justice for the victims has been elusive under the Thai legal system. These actions concerning the ICC need approval by the National Assembly, comprising both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Jumbo torture
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/07/2023
» Re: "King donates to Sak Surin rehabilitation", (BP, July 5).
Climate change at the world courts
Oped, Published on 06/07/2023
» Last February, the UN secretary-general informed the UN Security Council during a debate about the implications of rising sea levels on international peace and security, with mega-cities on every continent facing serious impacts.
Understanding 'self-determination'
Oped, Published on 22/06/2023
» At the seminar entitled "Self-determination and Patani Peace" at Prince of Songkla University in Pattani on June 7, mock referendum ballots were distributed to the attendants to explore the possibility for a referendum for a "Patani State", or the secession of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and four districts of Songkhla -- the population of which are predominantly Muslims -- from the rest of Thailand.
Thais leaving their mark in the law
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 20/12/2021
» In 2021 Thailand benefited from at least two good pieces of news in regard to international law, a subject closely interlinked with international relations.
Thai envoy appointed ITLOS judge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/06/2017
» Thai ambassador to Russia Kriangsak Kittichaisaree has been elected to a nine-year term as a judge of the United Nation's International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.
Thai envoy elected to Law of the Sea tribunal
Online Reporters, Published on 15/06/2017
» Thai ambassador to Russia Kriangsak Kittichaisaree has been elected to a nine-year term as a judge of the UN's International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the Foreign Affairs Ministry announced.