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Articles examining Thailand's justice system, criminal procedure and sentencing questions.

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Ranked 78th Out of 142: What Thailand's Rule-of-Law Score Actually Measures

Ranked 78th Out of 142: What Thailand's Rule-of-Law Score Actually Measures

A score of 0.50 out of 1.00 puts Thailand behind every country it is compared against on the WJP Rule of Law Index. The …

Oct 15, 2026

50 Years for Facebook Posts: Inside Thailand's Lese-Majesté Sentencing

50 Years for Facebook Posts: Inside Thailand's Lese-Majesté Sentencing

A Thai court stacked fifteen separate lese-majesté charges—each Facebook post a separate count—to produce a 50-year sent…

Sep 30, 2026

One in Five Thai Inmates Has Never Been Convicted: The Remand Crisis in Numbers

One in Five Thai Inmates Has Never Been Convicted: The Remand Crisis in Numbers

More than 22 percent of people inside Thai prisons right now have never been convicted of anything. The data behind that…

Sep 15, 2026

The 50% Off Deal You Never Wanted: Thailand's Guilty Plea Discount Explained

The 50% Off Deal You Never Wanted: Thailand's Guilty Plea Discount Explained

Thailand's Criminal Code allows courts to cut a sentence by up to half when a defendant confesses. That sounds lenient—u…

Aug 22, 2026

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