Fighting for Virtue investigates how Thailand's judges were tasked
by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in 2006 with helping
to solve the country's intractable political problems—and what
happened next. Across the last decade of Rama IX's rule, Duncan
McCargo examines the world of Thai judges: how they were recruited,
trained, and promoted, and how they were socialized into a
conservative world view that emphasized the proximity between the
judiciary and the monarchy. McCargo delves into three pivotal
freedom of expression cases that illuminate Thai legal and cultural
understandings of sedition and treason, before examining the ways
in which accusations of disloyalty made against controversial
former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra came to occupy a central
place in the political life of a deeply polarized nation. The
author navigates the highly contentious role of the Constitutional
Court as a key player in overseeing and regulating Thailand's
political order before concluding with reflections on the
significance of the Bhumibol era of "judicialization" in Thailand.
In the end, posits McCargo, under a new king, who appears far less
reluctant to assert his own power and authority, the Thai courts
may now assume somewhat less significance as a tool of the
monarchical network.
General
| Imprint: |
Cornell University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University |
| Release date: |
December 2019 |
| First published: |
2019 |
| Authors: |
Duncan McCargo
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
282 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8014-4999-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-8014-4999-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780801449994 |
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