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ICJ opens hearing in Thailand-Cambodia border dispute
April 15, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday heard oral arguments in the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over land surrounding the Temple of Preah Vihear. The ICJ awarded the temple to the Cambodian city of Phnom Penh in 1962. However, parts of the Cambodia-Thailand border have.... [more]
Thailand high court to rule on constitutional amendment process
April 3, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
Thailand's Constitutional Court agreed on Wednesday to hear a challenge to the process by which parliament amends the constitution. The court refused to grant an injunction on the existing petitions before parliament, as the senator who brought the challenge was seeking. The key provision before.... [more]
Thai man sentenced for royal insult
March 28, 2013 by Sydney Normil
A Thai court on Thursday sentenced 37-year-old Akachai Hongkangwan to three years and four months in prison for violating Thailand's lese majeste law. The lese majeste law found in Article 112 of Thailand's Penal Code allows for anyone who "defames, insults or threatens" a member of the royal.... [more]
Supreme Court rules copyrighted works can be sold secondhand from abroad
March 20, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. that the "first sale" doctrine applies to imported works. When Supap Kirtsaeng came to study at Cornell University, he realized that the same textbooks his peers used were sold at drastically lower prices in his.... [more]
Thailand court sentences magazine editor to 11 years for royal insult
January 23, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
A Thai court sentenced magazine editor and political activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk under Thailand's lese majeste law to a total of 11 years in prison. Section 112 of the Thai Penal Code is the lese majeste law, which reads: "Whoever, defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-.... [more]
Thailand ex-PM charged with murder in aftermath of Bangkok protests
December 6, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Thursday announced that former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will be charged with murder for his role in the 2010 Thai military crackdown on anti-government protests that left more than 90 people dead and about 1,800 injured in Bangkok. In.... [more]
ASEAN adopts human rights declaration
November 18, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted its first ever Human Rights Declaration at their annual summit on Sunday. The agreement has been widely criticized by human rights groups who expressed concern that the agreement allows for violations and does not do enough to protect.... [more]
Arrest warrant issued for Thailand ex-PM
October 11, 2012 by Keith Herting
The Thai Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant Thursday for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The warrant was issued following his failure to appear before the court in an ongoing trial on five criminal charges including abuse of power and violation of banking regulations at the state-.... [more]
Thailand court upholds royal insult law
October 10, 2012 by Keith Herting
A Thai court on Wednesday upheld a controversial law which imposes criminal sanctions for those deemed to have insulted the royal family. The Thai Constitutional Court decided unanimously that Article 112 of the Criminal Code of Thailand fell within the limits of the nation's constitution..... [more]
Thailand court dismissed charges against suspected Russia arms dealer [this day at law]
October 5, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On October 5, 2010, the Bangkok Criminal Court dismissed charges of money laundering and fraud that had been brought against suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. The court stated that there was insufficient evidence, and other technicalities influenced the decision to drop the charges. The.... [more]
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