2014 interim constitution of Thailand

Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim) 2557 Buddhist Era
Overview
Original titleรัฐธรรมนูญแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย (ฉบับชั่วคราว) พุทธศักราช ๒๕๕๗
JurisdictionThailand
Date effective22 July 2014
SystemUnitary constitutional monarchy under a military dictatorship
Government structure
Branches3
Head of stateMonarch
ChambersUnicameral (National Legislative Assembly)
ExecutiveCabinet, led by a Prime Minister
National Council for Peace and Order, led by a Leader of NCPO
JudiciarySupreme Court
FederalismUnitary
Electoral collegeNo
History
First legislature31 July 2014
First executive24 August 2014
First court1 October 2014
Repealed6 April 2017
Amendments4
Last amended15 January 2017
Author(s)Wissanu Krea-ngam et al.
SignatoriesBhumibol Adulyadej
Supersedes2007 constitution of Thailand
Full text
Translation:Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim) 2014/2014-07-22 at Wikisource
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The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim) 2014 (Thai: รัฐธรรมนูญแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย (ฉบับชั่วคราว) พุทธศักราช ๒๕๕๗) was a constitution of Thailand in force between 2014 and 2017.

Drafted by law lecturers from Chulalongkorn University (CU),[1] the constitution was enacted by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), a military junta led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha which staged a coup d'état against the caretaker government on 22 May 2014. Without public consultation,[2] King Bhumibol Adulyadej assented to and signed the constitution on 22 July 2014.[3] The constitution came into force on that day and replaced the 2007 constitution.

The interim constitution paves the way for the establishment of a national legislature to exercise the legislative power, a provisional cabinet to take charge of public administration, a reform council to execute extensive national reforms and approve a draft new constitution, and a constituent committee to draft the new constitution. The constitution does specify fixed dates for the completion of these works.[4]

Although the constitution recognises Thailand as a democratic state and the Thai people as sovereign, the constitution grants amnesty to those involved for all past and future military actions concerning the coup and invests the NCPO with vast powers, including the power by which the NCPO leader can issue any order at will for the sake of the reforms or security. All orders so issued are considered lawful and final.

Public discussions about the interim constitution are prohibited by the NCPO.[5]

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