Constitutional bricolage Thailand's sacred monarchy vs. the rule of law
Introduction: Is Thailand a constitutional monarchy? -- Siam's first constitutions : the rise and fall of the sacred monarchy -- Legal positivism and Buddhist kingship : establishing the king as the source of the constitution -- From the sacred monarchy to the sacred constitution -- Thailand�...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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2022
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| Schriftenreihe: | Constitutionalism in Asia
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: Is Thailand a constitutional monarchy? -- Siam's first constitutions : the rise and fall of the sacred monarchy -- Legal positivism and Buddhist kingship : establishing the king as the source of the constitution -- From the sacred monarchy to the sacred constitution -- Thailand's Cold War constitutions : constitutions for the military -- Revolutionary legality and Buddhist kingship : theorising the King's extra-constitutional powers in times of crisis -- From military dictatorship to military dictatorship under (sacred) royal command -- Thailand's post-Cold War constitutions : constitutions for the judiciary -- The rule of law and Buddhist kingship : turning the constitutional court into a substitute king -- From judicialisation at the King's request to juristocracy under royal command -- Conclusion: Democracy with the King as head of state : the bricolage of Thai constitutional identity -- Appendix: Biographical Data of Major Thai and Foreign Jurists and their Contribution to Thai Constitutionalism. "This book explores the unique constitutional model in operation in Thailand. Reflecting on the category of 'constitutional monarchy' and its relation with notions of the Rule of Law, it investigates the hybridised semi-authoritarian, semi-liberal monarchy that exists in Thailand. It goes further to show the institutionalised nature of the Thai monarchy by studying its constitutional texts in light of local doctrine. These findings challenge commonly accepted claims about Thailand, arguing that any political and constitutional instability is not the result of its borrowing from Western constitutionalism, as generally thought. Rather, it shows how the monarchy's use of constitutional elements, 'bricolaged' from various legal traditions and hybridised with Buddhist doctrines, is the prime driver of that instability. Drawing on materials and sources not previously available in English, this important work provides a comprehensive and critical account of the Thai 'mixed constitutional monarchy' from the late nineteenth century to the present day"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-317) and index |
| Beschreibung: | xi, 326 Seiten 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781509927692 978-1-5099-2769-2 1509927697 1-5099-2769-7 |