Constitution Drafting Assembly of Thailand
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Constitution Drafting Assembly of Thailand , or, in brief, CDA , is a legislative body in Thailand
bearing the duty to draw up a permanent Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand
. This kind of Assembly has usually been established after a military junta seized power in the country or by reason of the need to solve political crisis in the country.
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, BE 2492 (1949)
was the first constitution having been prepared by the CDA.
, there were public demands to have the politics reformed and the constitution amended. The Government then caused a CDA to be established by amending the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, BE 2534 (1991)
to make provisions for having a new constitution.
At that time, the CDA established consisted of 99 members being 76 deputies elected by citizens of 76 Chanagwats, and 23 academicians from higher education institutes.
Bhumibol Adulyadej
appointed Uthai Phimchaichon as the CDA President.
The success of the CDA was the well-known Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, BE 2540 (1997)
.
has been abrogated by the Council for Democratic Reform (CDR), a military junta which seized power in 2006.
It consisted of 100 members, being 28 from the public service sector, 27 from the private sector, 23 from the social sector and 22 from the academic sector, or being 10 from the northern region
, 68 from the central region
, 12 from the eastern region
and 10 from the southern region
.
Such 100 members have been selected on 2006, 27 December, by the CDR from the notinations submitted by the National People's Assembly
, and appointed by Bhumibol Adulyadej
on 2007, 1 January. The King's royal command appointing CDA members was countersigned by the CDR Leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin
. The members selected amongst themselves Noranit Setthabut as their President, Decho Sawananon, their 1st Vice President and Kroekkiat Phiphatseritham, their 2nd Vice President.
Thai mass media gave the CDA a nickname "saep sanit sit khomocho" .
The success of the CDA was the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, BE 2550 (2007)
.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
bearing the duty to draw up a permanent Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand
Constitution of Thailand
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand is the supreme law of Thailand. Since the change from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional democracy in 1932, Thailand has had 17 charters and constitutions, reflecting the high degree of political instability and frequency of military coups faced...
. This kind of Assembly has usually been established after a military junta seized power in the country or by reason of the need to solve political crisis in the country.
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, BE 2492 (1949)
Constitution of Thailand
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand is the supreme law of Thailand. Since the change from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional democracy in 1932, Thailand has had 17 charters and constitutions, reflecting the high degree of political instability and frequency of military coups faced...
was the first constitution having been prepared by the CDA.
1996
Under the premiership of Banharn Silpa-ArchaBanharn Silpa-Archa
Banharn Silpa-archa was the 21st Prime Minister of Thailand, from 13 July 1995 to 24 November 1996. He has been a veteran Sino-Thai Member of Parliament since 1976 as the elected representative of Suphanburi province...
, there were public demands to have the politics reformed and the constitution amended. The Government then caused a CDA to be established by amending the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, BE 2534 (1991)
Constitution of Thailand
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand is the supreme law of Thailand. Since the change from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional democracy in 1932, Thailand has had 17 charters and constitutions, reflecting the high degree of political instability and frequency of military coups faced...
to make provisions for having a new constitution.
At that time, the CDA established consisted of 99 members being 76 deputies elected by citizens of 76 Chanagwats, and 23 academicians from higher education institutes.
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...
appointed Uthai Phimchaichon as the CDA President.
The success of the CDA was the well-known Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, BE 2540 (1997)
1997 Constitution of Thailand
For legal and historical context, see the Constitutions of Thailand articlethumb|275px|Bangkok's [[Democracy Monument, Bangkok|Democracy Monument]]: a representation of the 1932 Constitution sits on top of two golden offering bowls above a turret....
.
2007
The CDA has been established once again after the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, BE 2540 (1997)1997 Constitution of Thailand
For legal and historical context, see the Constitutions of Thailand articlethumb|275px|Bangkok's [[Democracy Monument, Bangkok|Democracy Monument]]: a representation of the 1932 Constitution sits on top of two golden offering bowls above a turret....
has been abrogated by the Council for Democratic Reform (CDR), a military junta which seized power in 2006.
It consisted of 100 members, being 28 from the public service sector, 27 from the private sector, 23 from the social sector and 22 from the academic sector, or being 10 from the northern region
Northern Thailand
Thailand's northern region is geographically characterised by multiple mountain ranges which continue from the Shan Hills in bordering Myanmar and Laos, and the river valleys which cut through them...
, 68 from the central region
Central Thailand
Central Thailand is a region of Thailand, covering the broad alluvial plain of the Chao Phraya River. It is separated from North-East Thailand by the Phetchabun mountain range, and another mountain range separates it from Myanmar to the west. In the north it gently changes into the more hilly...
, 12 from the eastern region
Eastern Thailand
Eastern Thailand is a region of Thailand bordering Cambodia on the east and Central Thailand on the west.-Geography:Eastern Thailand lies between the Sankamphaeng Range, which forms the border of the Northeastern plateau to the north and the Gulf of Thailand to the south...
and 10 from the southern region
Southern Thailand
Southern Thailand is a distinct region of Thailand, connected with the Central region by the narrow Kra Isthmus.-Geography:Southern Thailand is located on the Malay Peninsula, with an area around 70,713 km², bounded to the north by Kra Isthmus as the narrowest part of the peninsula. The...
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Such 100 members have been selected on 2006, 27 December, by the CDR from the notinations submitted by the National People's Assembly
National People's Assembly of Thailand
National People's Assembly of Thailand , or, in brief, NPA , is an assembly in Thailand consisting of citizen from various sectors convoked for the purpose of electing some amongst themselves to constitute the Constitution Drafting Assembly...
, and appointed by Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...
on 2007, 1 January. The King's royal command appointing CDA members was countersigned by the CDR Leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin
Sonthi Boonyaratglin
General Sonthi Boonyaratglin is former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army and former head of the Council for National Security, the military junta that ruled the kingdom. He is the first Muslim in charge of the mostly Buddhist army...
. The members selected amongst themselves Noranit Setthabut as their President, Decho Sawananon, their 1st Vice President and Kroekkiat Phiphatseritham, their 2nd Vice President.
Thai mass media gave the CDA a nickname "saep sanit sit khomocho" .
The success of the CDA was the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, BE 2550 (2007)
2007 Constitution of Thailand
A Permanent Constitution for the Kingdom of Thailand was drafted by a committee established by the military junta that abrogated the previous 1997 Constitution. On August 19, 2007, a referendum was held in which 59.3% of the voters voted in favor of the constitution...
.