Author: Patrick Jory, UQ

When Thailand’s royalist-military junta appointed a panel to draft the new Thai constitution following the September 2006 coup, the idea was to ‘firewall’ the document from any changes the regime’s enemies might try to impose in the future.

One of these firewalls was Article 291, which lays down regulations designed to stymie such attempts. Read more…

Author: Patrick Jory, University of Queensland

The 2006 coup put Thailand’s monarchy in the political spotlight as never before.

It was planned and executed by figures close to the monarchy, and many commentators argue that its real aim was to secure the primacy of the monarchy in the face of Thaksin Shinawatra’s electoral popularity. Read more…