Constitutional Bricolage: Thailand's Sacred Monarchy vs. the Rule of Law

by Eugenie Merieau

Book Overview

This book analyses the unique constitutional system in operation in Thailand as a continuous process of bricolage between various Western constitutional models and Buddhist doctrines of Kingship. Reflecting on the category of 'constitutional monarchy' and its relationship with notions of the rule of law, it investigates the hybridised semi-authoritarian, semi-liberal monarchy that exists in Thailand.

By studying constitutional texts and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509946810
• ISBN13: 9781509946815
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"