A Hyper-Royalist Parapolitics in Thailand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2842149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tyrell Haberkorn (Australian National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 172 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 225-248 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0006-2294 • E-ISSN: 2213-4379 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134379-17202003 |
| OpenAlex | W2500047593 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
In the years since the 19 September 2006 coup, there has been a resurgence in prosecutions \nunder Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code, the measure which criminalizes \nand provides for harsh penalties for alleged lèse majesté. One of the striking features of \nrecent court decisions in Article 112 cases is that judges have gone beyond the boundaries \nof law to justify the convictions, and developed a jurisprudence that centres on \nmonarchical heritage. Right-wing citizens have taken similar ideas as a justification \nto engage in violence against those with whom they disagree. This article develops \na framework—hyper-royalist parapolitics—to examine an attack on law activists, a \nCriminal Court decision, and a Constitutional Court comment which represent this \nnew political form, and to query the broader transformations they signal in the Thai \npolity. The article concludes with reflections on the framework in light of the 22 May \n2014 coup
Jurisprudence · Monarchy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Royalist · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Law · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |