Review of Tyrell Haberkorn, Dictatorship on Trial: Coups and the Future of Justice in Thailand

Authors

  • Phattharaphong Saengkrai Thammasat University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.282379

Keywords:

Judicial politics, Lawfare, Military coups, Human rights

Abstract

Review of Tyrell Haberkorn, Dictatorship on Trial: Coups and the Future of Justice in Thailand, Stanford University Press (2024), 288pp., ISBN:9781503635463.

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Published

30 July 2025

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Book Reviews