著者
下條 芳明
出版者
関西法政治学研究会
雑誌
憲法論叢 (ISSN:24330795)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.12, pp.143-166, 2005-12-17 (Released:2018-01-10)

In Thailand, the constitutional monarchy was first introduced on 24 June 1932 when Thai Military officers and civil servant of the People's Party staged a coup. Since 1932, Thailand has been governed by a series sixteen constitutions. Such a remarkable change caused the dominant ruling of Thai Military. The basic structures of Thai Constitutions are divided into two groups. The first is the provisional model, in which members of the unicameral Parliament is all appointed by the government, and no political parties can be formed and no elections are to be held. The second is the regular model, in which the elected legislature and political parties play a main role in the political process. After the Cold War, because of the bloodsheds in May 1992, the time was ripe for reform aiming at the constitutinal democratization. As a result of the democratic reform process, the 16th Constitution of Thailand was promulgated on 11 October 1997. The 1997 Constitution will set about drastic political reform and root out the systematic corruption blamed for stunting the growth of democracy. However, I pay attention to preserve the traditional principles of the constitutional monarchy in this constitution. Especially, "the democratic regime of government with the King as Head of the State" (Section 2) is adopted as representing the ethnic identity of Thailand.
著者
下條 芳明
出版者
関西法政治学研究会
雑誌
憲法論叢 (ISSN:24330795)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.2, pp.27-44, 1995-10-16 (Released:2018-01-10)
被引用文献数
1

In modern Europe, in the beginning, the interests of the ethnic minorities were protected by international law. After the first World War, the rights of the ethnic minorities and the cultural autonomy were constitutionalized in Northern Europe such as Finland and the Baltic states as well as the socialist states. Recently, they are dealed with as the important constitutional rights in Western States, for example, Belgium, Sweden, Spain, and Canada. In general, the concept of the ethnic minority rights consists of two elements; namely, one is the prohibition against discrimination on account of nationality or race, the other is not only protecting but also developing the peculiar cultur of the ethnic minority groups, especially, language, education, religion and traditional customs. I think it necessary for giving consideration to the human rights of the ethnic minority groups to respect their cultural particularity.