Essays about: "thai law"

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1. 11. Politics of Participation: Case Study of the Form and Power Dynamics of Participation in Two Villages in Southern Thailand

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Soonya Vanichkorn; [2010]
   Keywords : State development project; status quo; villagers; invisible power; hidden power; visible power; decision-making power; redistribution of power; Forms of participation; dynamics of participation; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Genuine forms of participation of the local people are integral to the success of government development projects implemented to curtail escalating insurgency against the State in the restive southern borders provinces of Thailand. This thesis aims to determine the form of participation that has manifested itself and the mechanisms of power that shape its parameters, given the centralized and hierarchical administrative reality in which participation has been carried out. READ MORE

3. 12. Illegal immigrants or Illegal Refugees? A Study of the Refugee Protection for Burmese Refugees in Thailand.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Linda Larsson; [2009]
   Keywords : Refugee Protection; Refugees; National security; State sovereignty; Thailand; Burma; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Human rights; Mänskliga rättigheter; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to investigate the structural circumstances regarding the poor refugee protection for Burmese refugees in Thailand. Acknowledging that existing laws are politically motivated, the first part of this thesis examines the political context that determines the structure of the legal framework. READ MORE

4. 13. Annexation and Assimilation: An ethnic approach to the roots of conflict in Thailand's deep south

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jon Jeppsson; [2008]
   Keywords : Malay Muslims ; Thailand; Pattani; Ethnicity; Discourse; Political history; Politisk historia; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the root causes of the conflict in southern Thailand. Ethnicity is central to the theoretical approach as the Malay Muslims of Pattani, being one part, and Thailand, being the other, are displaying very contrasting ethnical and cultural benchmarks. READ MORE

5. 14. Nationalist Networks and Transnational Opportunities - An Illustration of GAM and PULOs Transnational Activism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jens Bölling; [2007]
   Keywords : Asia; globalization; political opportunities; transnational activism; transnational nationalism; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : As a reaction against unjust policies and repression the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Indonesia and the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO) in Thailand were formed at the end of the 1970s. Though their agendas have developed during the years, their demands have usually been centred on claims for independence based on nationalist arguments. READ MORE

6. 15. Compliance with International Human Rights and Refugee Rights Principles. The Case of Myanmar and its Refugees in Thailand

   University essay from Ekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Alexandru Nartea; [2003]
   Keywords : Social sciences; refugee; human rights; compliance; Myanmar; Thailand; United Nations.; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The people of Myanmar find their personal security and well-being threatened by the military authorities of the country and have no option but to leave their homeland and seek refuge in Thailand. Nevertheless, seen as the burden and element of insecurity the refugees are often left unprotected or even expelled by the Thai authorities. READ MORE