Thailand
Practice Relating to Rule 100. Fair Trial Guarantees
Thailand’s Prisoners of War Act (1955) punishes whoever deprives a prisoner of war of “an impartial trial or a trial according to the rules set up in the Convention” in both international and non-international armed conflicts.
In 2004, in its initial report to the Human Rights Committee, Thailand stated:
Section 55 of the Act on Organization of Military Court (1956) provides that the military court shall provide legal aid to the accused in the military court and there is a department which is responsible for providing an advocate upon order of the military court.
In 2004, in its initial report to the Human Rights Committee, Thailand stated: “Under the conditions of the respective laws, convicted persons in criminal cases in both judicial and military courts have a right to appeal to the Supreme Court or Supreme Military Court.”
In 2004, in its initial report to the Human Rights Committee, Thailand stated: “One shall not be tried or punished again for an offence which the person has already been convicted.”