Announcements

• Thai Legal Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (July 2026) has been published!

  31 July 2026

  It is our pleasure to announce the publication of Thai Legal Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (July 2026). The issue comprises Articles on comparative legal history and constitutional interpretation, a Commentary on a criminal code amendment regarding sexual harassment offenses, and two Book Reviews. An outline of the contents can be found below.

  From the Thai Legal Studies editorial team, we wish you an enjoyable read!

  Open access: https://tls.law.tu.ac.th  (In addition to the PDFs. HTMLs will be uploaded shortly.)

  Thai Legal Studies Vol. 6 No. 1:

  Articles:

  Zeng Junlan, Lu Xinhui, and Khumsat Teavakorn, “Xiyuan Jilu and the Three Seals Code: A Comparative Study of Forensic Examination and Evidence Systems in Traditional Chinese and Thai Legal Civilizations”

  Angelo Sathayu Sathorn, “Nationalistic History in Thai Constitutional Court Rulings: Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code as an (Un)Popular Law”

  Commentary:

  Sanhawan Srisod, “Thailand’s New Sexual Harassment Law: Addressing a Long-Standing Call for Reform, or Another Loophole?”

  Book Reviews:

  Papawadee Tanodomdej, Review of Thamsook Numnonda, The Anglo-Siamese Negotiations, 1900–1909

  Lasse Schuldt, Review of Voraphol Malsukhum, Thai Administrative Law: Essential Elements

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• Thai Legal Studies Vol. 5 No. 2 (December 2025) has been published!

  29 December 2025

  We are pleased to announce that Thai Legal Studies Vol. 5 No. 2 (December 2025) has been published: https://tls.law.tu.ac.th

  The issue features an original article on the legal uncertainties of cohabitation in Thailand.

  It also contains two commentaries on constitutional law and referendums, and two book reviews.

  We wish you an enjoyable read!

  Articles:

  Teetouch Tanommitvatana, The Uncertainties of Cohabitation in Thailand
  https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.283298

  Commentaries:

  Rawin Leelapatana, Constituent Power in the Binary-Star Scenario: Insights from Constitutional Court Decision No. 18/2568 [2025]
  https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.283933

  William Roth, Thailand’s MOUs: Are They Appropriate for a Referendum?
  https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.284746

  Book reviews:

  Suprawee Asanasak, Review of Mespiti Poolsavasdi, Postcolonial Copyright Law: Lessons on Community and Coloniality from Thailand
  https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.284880

  Wasan Luangprapat, Review of Andrew Harding, Territorial Governance in Southeast Asia
  https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.284773

  Addendum:

  William Roth, Addendum to Exhibit C of “The 2001 MoU Between Thailand and Cambodia”
  https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.284666

   

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• Thai Legal Studies Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025)

  31 July 2025

  We are pleased to announce that Thai Legal Studies Vol. 5 No. 1 (July
  2025) has been published: https://tls.law.tu.ac.th
  
  The issue features original articles on the interpretation of contracts
  in Thai private law and on the protection of vulnerable victims in Thai
  criminal procedure.
  
  It also contains a commentary on environmental cases at the Supreme
  Administrative Court, a translation of the Constitutional Court’s
  decision to dissolve the Move Forward Party, and two book reviews.
  
  We wish you an enjoyable read!
  
  Articles:
  
  Korrasut Khopuangklang, Theoretical Problems of the Interpretation of
  Contracts in the Thai Civil and Commercial Code https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.279055

  
  Yada Dejchai Tianprasit, Safeguarding Vulnerable Victims under the
  Criminal Procedure Code: Has Thailand Done Enough? https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.279620

  
  Commentary:
  
  Lasse Schuldt and Supakorn Wilartratsami, Environmental Cases at the
  Supreme Administrative Court 2021–24 https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.282333

  
  Translation:
  
  Chalermrat Chandranee, Translation of Constitutional Court Ruling No.
  20/2567 re: Dissolution of the Move Forward Party Based on Actions
  Concerning the Amendment or Repeal of the Criminal Code Section 112 https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.278613

  
  Book reviews:
  
  Phattharaphong Saengkrai, Review of Tyrell Haberkorn, Dictatorship on
  Trial: Coups and the Future of Justice in Thailand https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.282379

  
  Stefan Brenneisen, Review of Korrasut Khopuangklang, Juristic Acts,
  Contracts and Promises https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.282141

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• Thai Legal Studies Vol. 4 No. 2 (2024): December Issue

  30 December 2024

  We are delighted to announce that Thai Legal Studies Vol. 4 No. 2 (December 2024) has been published. The issue features three original articles, two commentaries on recent legal developments, and two book reviews.
  
  We wish you an enjoyable read.

  TLS Vol. 4 No. 2

  Articles:

  Khemmapat Trisadikoon, The Junction of Economic Ideologies: A Study of Economic Principles in the Constitution of Thailand, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.274260

  Meg Fitzgerald, Protecting Forced Offenders: Applying the Non-Punishment Principle to Victims of Trafficking into Scam Centres, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.276200

  Peerawat Leekaosoong, The Constitutionality of “Possession” and “Possession for Consumption” in the Thai Narcotics Code Regarding the Presumption of Innocence, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.276180

  Commentary:

  Apinop Atipiboonsin, Thai Ethical Standards: A New Constitutional Mechanism for Checks and Balances?, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.277682

  William Roth, The 2001 MoU Between Thailand and Cambodia: Demystifying the Koh Kut Kerfuffle, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.277868

  Book reviews:

  Benjamin Ivry, Review of Alin Kadfak, Kate Barclay, and Andrew M. Song, EU Trade-Related Measures Against Illegal Fishing: Policy Diffusion and Effectiveness in Thailand and Australia, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.273559

  Lasse Schuldt, Review of Ronnakorn Bunmee, Thai Criminal Law, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.277989

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• Thai Legal Studies Vol. 4 No. 1 (July 2024) has been published!

  31 July 2024

  We are delighted to announce that Thai Legal Studies Vol. 4 No. 1 (July 2024) has been published. The issue features two original articles, a commentary on the Marriage Equality Act, two translations related to a recent Constitutional Court case, and two book reviews.

  We wish you an enjoyable read.

  TLS Vol. 4 No. 1

  Articles:

  Norravich Limpanukorn, Redefining Ownership Under Thai Law: Is It a Right or Title?, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.272793

  Paweenwat Thongprasop, Almost Happiness, But Not Quite: Reluctant Rule by Law and Thai Legal History in Seni Pramoj’s Legal Autobiography, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.271502

  Commentary:

  Nada Chaiyajit, Analyzing Thailand’s Amendments to the Civil and Commercial Code on Marriage Equality: Progress, Shortcomings, and the Struggle for LGBTIQAN+ Rights to Family Establishment, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.274227

  Translations:

  Tyrell Haberkorn, Translated Judgment: Drafting a Law Is Not Overthrow: Constitutional Court Ruling No. 3/2567, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.274832

  Ronnakorn Bunmee, Translated Memorandum: Expert Witness Statement on the Law of Defamation Against the Monarchy in Foreign Countries, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.274803

  Book reviews:

  Andrew Harding, Review of Duncan McCargo, Fighting for Virtue: Justice and Politics in Thailand, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.274890

  Papawadee Tanodomdej, Review of Owart Suthiwartnarueput, From Extraterritoriality to Equality: Thailand’s Foreign Relations 1855–1939, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.274729

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• Thai Legal Studies Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023)

  30 December 2023

  We are delighted to announce that Thai Legal Studies’ Vol. 3 No. 2 has been published. The issue features three intriguing articles, a translation of a historic Thai text, and two book reviews.

  We wish you an enjoyable read.

   

  TLS Vol. 3 No. 2:

  Articles

  Thanapat Yaemklin and Kumpon Kittipongpattana, Enigmatic Aspects of “Time Is of the Essence” in Construction Law of Thailand: A Comparative Study of Common Law in England and Australia, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.262870

  Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang, Prime Ministerial Term Limit: Adopted, Abused, and Abandoned, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.269967

  Francis Goh and  Amnart Tangkiripimarn, Looking Around: Should Thailand Promote Mediation Effectiveness and How?, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.270008

   

  Translation

  Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit, Tenets Spoken by Indra, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.269220

   

  Book reviews

  Patharanist Wannapoglang, Review of Ngoc Son Bui and Mara Malagodi (eds), Asian Comparative Constitutional Law, Volume I, Constitution Making (Hart 2023), https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.270077

  Benjamin Ivry, Review of Thanh Phan and Daniela Damian (eds), Smart Cities in Asia: Regulations, Problems, and Development (Springer Nature 2022), https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.269194

   

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• Thai Legal Studies Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)

  30 July 2023

  We are delighted to announce that Thai Legal Studies’ Vol. 3 No. 1 has now been fully published. The issue features four intriguing Articles, a Commentary, Case Summaries, and a Book Review.
  
  We wish you an enjoyable read!
  
  TLS Vol. 3 No. 1:
  
  Thanyanuch Tantikul, Remorseful or Resigned: Criminal Justice Legitimacy and the Appearance of “Docile” Defendants, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.261254
  
  William Roth, “The Incident of 1911”: The Real Truth in the Temple of Preah Vihear Case, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.262099
  
  Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit, The Arithmetic of Life in Premodern Siam Ranking and Monetary Value in the Regime of Punishment, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.261959
  
  Supakorn Wilartratsami, Evaluating Thailand’s Domestic Implementation of the Prevention of Grave Breaches under the Geneva Conventions, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.260136
  
  Wiriya Kongsiriwong, Commentary: An Overview of Problems with the Act on Imposition of Non-Criminal (Pinai) Regulatory Fines, B.E. 2565 (2022), https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.268430
  
  Supakorn Wilartratsami, Tanyapat Chaiseri, and Nawinda Klumsombut, Case Summaries: Supreme Court (Plenary Session) Decisions 2022, https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.268336
  
  Andrew Harding, Book Review: Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law (Tom Ginsburg and Benjamin Schonthal, eds), https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.267841

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• Thai Legal Studies Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): Advanced Publication

  3 May 2023

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• Thai Legal Studies' Special Issue (Vol. 2 No. 2)

  3 March 2023

  Thai Legal Studies' Special Issue (Vol. 2 No. 2) on the Thai Constitutional Court has just been published.
  
  Visit the website to read the full issue.

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• Important Update from Thai Legal Studies

  9 September 2022

  Thai Legal Studies is pleased to announce two new developments:

  First, Volume 2 Issue 1 (July 2022) is out now! All articles and other material can be viewed open access (always free) from our website’s Home page here.

  Second, TLS is excited to announce that we now accept Format-Free Submissions, meaning that authors may submit manuscripts to us in any style they prefer! References can also use any scholarly convention and appear either as in-text citations or footnotes. Our revised submission guidelines can be found here.

  Thank you for your interest in Thai Legal Studies.

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• A new article has been published! Thai Legal Studies (2022) Vol. 2 No. 1

  10 August 2022

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• A new article has been published! Thai Legal Studies (2022) Vol. 2 No. 1

  2 August 2022

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• The first article of Thai Legal Studies (2022) Vol. 2 No. 1 has been published!

  4 July 2022

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• An academic conference on “The Thai Constitutional Court: Recent Jurisprudence and Controversies.”

  23 May 2022

  [CONFERENCE] In the previous months, Thai Legal Studies and the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, called for paper proposals for an academic conference on “The Thai Constitutional Court: Recent Jurisprudence and Controversies.” A number of paper proposals have subsequently been selected to present at the Conference which is set to be held on Saturday, 25 June 2022.

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