Andrew Harding is Professor of Asia-Pacific Law at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Peter Leyland is Professor of Public Law at London Metropolitan University.

Authors Professor Andrew Harding and Professor Peter Leyland have made a good attempt to comprehensively describe and critique the constitutional system of the Kingdom of Thailand and this is a unique contribution to introductory resources on Thai constitutionalism in the English language.The series itself makes an impressive contribution to comparative constitutional law scholarship, and this volume assists the English reader unable to read primary legal material in Thai to access a useful introduction to the history and contemporary functioning of Thai constitutionalism. ...a unique, readable and well-referenced introduction, and is highly valuable for the novice scholar of Thai constitutional law and the experienced specialist alike.

• 1 Historical Analysis and Contemporary Iss ues in Thai Constitutionalism 2 The Na tional Assembly, Elections and the Political Proces 3 The Executive Branch of Government 4 Local Democracy, Southern Insurgency and Territorial Division of Power in Thailand 5 The Constitutional Court AND CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW6 Administrative Justice 7 Human Rights 8 Conclusion: Reflections on the Thai Constitutional Landscape

Andrew Harding is Professor of Asia-Pacific Law at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Peter Leyland is Professor of Public Law at London Metropolitan University.

Authors Professor Andrew Harding and Professor Peter Leyland have made a good attempt to comprehensively describe and critique the constitutional system of the Kingdom of Thailand and this is a unique contribution to introductory resources on Thai constitutionalism in the English language.The series itself makes an impressive contribution to comparative constitutional law scholarship, and this volume assists the English reader unable to read primary legal material in Thai to access a useful introduction to the history and contemporary functioning of Thai constitutionalism. ...a unique, readable and well-referenced introduction, and is highly valuable for the novice scholar of Thai constitutional law and the experienced specialist alike.

• 1 Historical Analysis and Contemporary Iss ues in Thai Constitutionalism 2 The Na tional Assembly, Elections and the Political Proces 3 The Executive Branch of Government 4 Local Democracy, Southern Insurgency and Territorial Division of Power in Thailand 5 The Constitutional Court AND CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW6 Administrative Justice 7 Human Rights 8 Conclusion: Reflections on the Thai Constitutional Landscape

Andrew Harding is Professor of Asia-Pacific Law at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Peter Leyland is Professor of Public Law at London Metropolitan University.

Authors Professor Andrew Harding and Professor Peter Leyland have made a good attempt to comprehensively describe and critique the constitutional system of the Kingdom of Thailand and this is a unique contribution to introductory resources on Thai constitutionalism in the English language.The series itself makes an impressive contribution to comparative constitutional law scholarship, and this volume assists the English reader unable to read primary legal material in Thai to access a useful introduction to the history and contemporary functioning of Thai constitutionalism. ...a unique, readable and well-referenced introduction, and is highly valuable for the novice scholar of Thai constitutional law and the experienced specialist alike.

• 1 Historical Analysis and Contemporary Iss ues in Thai Constitutionalism 2 The Na tional Assembly, Elections and the Political Proces 3 The Executive Branch of Government 4 Local Democracy, Southern Insurgency and Territorial Division of Power in Thailand 5 The Constitutional Court AND CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW6 Administrative Justice 7 Human Rights 8 Conclusion: Reflections on the Thai Constitutional Landscape