OVERTHROWING THE FUTURE: The Constitutional Court of Thailand
Earlier this year, the Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled that the proposal by Move Forward Party to amend Article 112, the law that defines the crime and prescribes the punishment for lèse majesté, amounted to overthrow of rule. Join a panel of scholars and lawyers for a discussion and Q/A about the ruling and the relationships among the law, judiciary, human rights and democracy in Thailand.
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
8 am CST (Madison), 8 pm ICT (Thailand)
Speakers:
Akarachai Chaimaneekarakate (Thai Lawyers for Human Rights)
Eugénie Mérieau (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University)
Tamara Loos (Cornell University)
Thongchai Winichakul (UW-Madison)
Moderator: Tyrell Haberkorn (UW-Madison)
Zoom registration : bit.ly/3UbROPx
Questions: jsealab@wisc.edu
Co-sponsored by the Justice in Southeast Asia Lab, Article 112 Project, and Human Rights Program at UW-Madison.