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Arrest warrant issued for Thailand ex-PM
The Thai Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant Thursday for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. The warrant was issued following his failure to appear before the court in an ongoing trial on five criminal (More) |
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Thailand court upholds royal insult law
A Thai court on Wednesday upheld a controversial law which imposes criminal sanctions for those deemed to have insulted the royal family. The Thai Constitutional Court decided unanimously that Article 112 of the Criminal Code of Thailand fell with (More) |
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Thai PM to forward constitution ruling to Council of State
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Saturday she would send Friday's ruling by the Constitutional Court to the Council of State to determine what the next steps will be in amending the country's constitution. The Constitutional Court ru (More) |
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Thailand court rules on constitutional amendment case
The Constitutional Court of Thailand on Friday dismissed opposition party petitions challenging the ability of the ruling Puea Thai party to amend the country's constitution. The court ruled that the parliament could amend the constitution on a pi (More) |
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Thailand monarch pardons US citizen on defamation charge
A US citizen was released from a Thai prison Tuesday on a royal pardon that commuted a two-and-a-half-year sentence for defaming the Thai royal family. Thai-born Joe Gordon (Thai name Lerpong Wichaikhammat), 55, is a Colorado used-car salesman who w (More) |
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Thailand court begins constitutional amendment case
The Constitutional Court of Thailand on Thursday began its hearing over claims that the country's prime minister's party is planning to amend the constitution, thereby threatening the monarchy. Opposition Democrats have accused that the party of Pr (More) |
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Thailand court acquits ex-wife of ex-PM Thaksin
A Thai court on Wednesday acquitted Pojamarn Shinawatra , the ex-wife of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], overturning a tax evasion conviction. Shinawatra was convicted of tax evasion in July 2008 fo (More) |
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Thailand opposition lawyers challenge election
Lawyers associated with Thailand's outgoing ruling Democrat Party filed papers with the Election Commission on Friday [Bangkok Post report] challenging the Puea Thai party's election victory. The filings seek to dissolve the Puea Thai party on groun (More) |
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Thailand PM rejects amnesty proposal from opposition group
Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday rejected a proposal by an opposition party seeking a referendum to grant amnesty to those involved in a military coup in 2006. The referendum was proposed [Bangkok Post report] by the Pheu Thai P (More) |
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Thailand 'red shirts' petition ICC to review violence during Bangkok protests
Thailand's "red shirt" [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] pro-democracy movement on Monday petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch a preliminary investigation into whether the government committed crimes against humanity during (More) |
Henry VIII becomes King of England
On April 21, 1509, King Henry VII died, leaving his son, Henry VIII, King of England. Henry VIII eventually seceded his nation from the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first major European nation to do so. Henry then made himself head of the Church of England and dissolved Catholic monasteries throughout the country.
Learn more about Henry VIII.
