Nakarin Mektrairat
Appearance
Nakarin Mektrairat | |
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นครินทร์ เมฆไตรรัตน์ | |
President of the Constitutional Court of Thailand | |
Assumed office 19 March 2024 | |
Preceded by | Worawit Kangsasitiam |
Personal details | |
Education | Thammasat University (BA) Chulalongkorn University (MA) Waseda University (PhD) |
Nakarin Mektrairat (Thai: นครินทร์ เมฆไตรรัตน์) is a Thai jurist and academic who has served as the President of the Constitutional Court of Thailand since 2024.[1][2][3][4] Mektrairat previously served as an administrator at Thammasat University from 2011 to 2015, and as dean of faculty of political science from 2004 to 2010.[5]
Constitutional court
[edit]Mektrairat was appointed as a Constitutional Court judge in November 2015, under Thailand's 2007 constitution.[6] Mektrairat's presidency of the Constitutional Court has overseen the disqualification of the Move Forward Party and its leadership, along with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Constitutional Court names Nakarin Mektrairat as its new president". nationthailand. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Hutasingh, Onnucha. "Guest lecturers under fire for Move Forward dissolution ruling". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Bangprapa, Mongkol. "Move Forward, Srettha rulings 'by September'". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Thai Court to Rule on PM, Top Opposition Party Cases by Sept". Bloomberg.com. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Thailand latest: Court green lights charter amendments". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Key decisions loom for new Constitutional Court head". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Wee, Sui-Lee; Suhartono, Muktita (2024-08-07). "Court Disbands Thailand's Most Popular Political Party". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Wee, Sui-Lee (2024-08-14). "Thai Court Ejects Prime Minister, as Old Guard Reasserts Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-26.