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Review of the 1997 Constitution of Thailand


Dr Niyom Rathamarit	Dr James Klien	Dr Surin Pitsuwan

On 29-30 April, the Thai Update was organised at the Australian National University by the National Thai Studies Centre with the support of the Centre for Democratic Institutions. This year's Thai Update looked at the development of democracy in Thailand over the last thirty years since the popular uprising of 1973. A group of distinguished Thai and Australian scholars discussed the way Thailand has developed from a military dictatorship to a functioning democracy and what are the special features and problems of democracy in Thailand today. Since Thailand was never a colony, democracy is a home grown from Thai roots and in a Thai way.

CDI's partner organisation in Thailand, the King Prajadhipok Institute (KPI), also supported the Update with Deputy Secretary-General Dr Niyom Rathamarit participating in the forum. KPI prepared a most useful paper for the Update entitled "The 1997 Constitution: the path of reform."

KPI paper pdf | rtf
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King Prajadhipok's Institute

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