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The
military courts of Thailand
(
Thai
:
???????
;
RTGS
:
san thahan
) are
judicial bodies
with
criminal jurisdiction
over members of the
Royal Thai Armed Forces
and sometimes also over civilians as may be assigned by law,
[1]
as was the case from 25 May 2014 until 12 September 2016 following the
2014 Thai coup d'etat
.
[2]
[3]
[4]
Unlike other courts in the
judicial system of Thailand
, military courts are subject to the
Ministry of Defence
and are operated by the military's Judge Advocate General's Department.
[1]
Procedure
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The current procedural law governing the military courts is the
Military Court Organisation Act 1955
(
Thai
:
??????????????????????????? ?.?. ????
).
[1]
The act allows the
Judge Advocate General
of Thailand (
Thai
:
?????????????????
) to establish court regulations.
[5]
In wartime or during the imposition of
martial law
, military courts may adopt special procedures.
[1]
Judges
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Military court judges (
Thai
:
???????
) are serving military officers of two types: "general judges" (
Thai
:
????????????
) and "judge-advocates" (
Thai
:
?????????????????
).
[1]
General judges are officers for whom legal training is not a prerequisite. Judge-advocates are trained and accredited in the law.
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Structure
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According to the
Military Court Organisation Act 1955
, military courts consist of three tiers: courts of
first
(trial court), second (appellate court), and third instance (final court of appeal).
[1]
| Name
|
Quorum
|
Notes
|
| Military courts of first instance
|
| Military province courts
(
Thai
:
??????????????
)
|
|
- Established in every
military province
(
Thai
:
???????????
), except provinces with Military Prefectural Commands (
Thai
:
???????????????
)
- Empowered to exercise jurisdiction over members of the armed forces other than commissioned officers
|
| Military prefecture courts
(
Thai
:
???????????
)
|
- Established in every
military prefecture
(
Thai
:
????????
), except the prefecture where the Bangkok Military Court is located
- Empowered to exercise jurisdiction over all members of the armed forces other than general officers
|
| Bangkok Military Court
(
Thai
:
??????????????
)
|
Invested with unlimited jurisdiction
|
| Military unit courts (
Thai
:
?????????????????
)
|
Established within a military body of no fewer than 1,000 members outside Thailand
|
| Military courts of second instance
|
| Central Military Court
(
Thai
:
???????????
)
|
|
|
| Military courts of last resort
|
| Supreme Military Court
(
Thai
:
?????????????
)
|
|
|
The act permits the establishment of special military courts, known as
war crime
courts (
Thai
:
??????????
), in time of war or during periods of martial law.
[5]
See also
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References
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External links
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