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Nakarin Mektrairat

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Nakarin Mektrairat
นครินทร์ เมฆไตรรัตน์
President of the Constitutional Court of Thailand
Assumed office
19 March 2024
Preceded byWorawit Kangsasitiam
Personal details
EducationThammasat 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Constitutional Court names Nakarin Mektrairat as its new president". nationthailand. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  2. ^ Hutasingh, Onnucha. "Guest lecturers under fire for Move Forward dissolution ruling". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  3. ^ Bangprapa, Mongkol. "Move Forward, Srettha rulings 'by September'". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  4. ^ "Thai Court to Rule on PM, Top Opposition Party Cases by Sept". Bloomberg.com. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  5. ^ "Thailand latest: Court green lights charter amendments". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  6. ^ "Key decisions loom for new Constitutional Court head". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.