The Role of Judicial System in Thai-Style Democracy (2004-2016)

• Main Authors: HUNG, CHENG-CHUN, 洪丞俊
• Other Authors: CHEN,PEI-HSIU
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8brnbp

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 東南亞學系 === 106 === Abstract Since the ablolishment of the absolute monarchy in June 1932, Thailand has been implemented the system of constitutional monarchy for more than 80 years. Expericing the constitutional test period (1932-1938) to the military dictatorship and military engaged in politics period (1938-1978), modern Thai politics deepened legitimacy of the regime by ‘respecting the king,’ that leads the political role of the Thai king elevated from a virtual position and a symbolic power to a substantive force with arbitration and the legitimacy of the political power. In the course of Thailand's political development, it can be seen that the Thai King, the military power, and the bureaucratic class have a close relationship in the political power structure. The promotion of the royal status is inseparable from the military. The IX Emperor Pmei Peng not only represents the traditional Thai culture, but also a symbol of the legitimacy of the Thai regime. The Thai military forces have never been able to be nationalized. The literati government has never been able to truly bind military forces. The military forces hold a semi-independent political status. The Thai bureaucratic class is the main corner of the Thai power structure. It ensures the political operation of political disputes. Although Thailand has undergone numerous military coups, the bureaucratic class has always maintained a similar neutral status. However, after 2006, on behalf of the Thai bureaucratic class and the separation of powers, the Thai judicial institution that supervised the role was caught in political disputes, and in the class struggle, it lost its fairness in the design of its original political system. Beginning in 2006, the use of judicial power to intervene in politics to resolve political disputes and other designs ended with the military coup in 2006 and 2014. The succession of King Rama X and the judiciary lost their impartiality, affecting the position of the royal family and the bureaucratic class in the power structure. The constitution of Thailand has become a tool. Every time the constitution is based on the interests of the ruling authorities, and the Thai literati party and the bureaucratic class cannot maintain the stability of the constitution, and the constitution has become a ruling means for the rulers.