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THAILAND'S LEGAL SYSTEM: REQUIREMENTS, PRACTICE, AND ETHICAL CONDUCT

By Charunun Sathitsuksomboon

For the knowledge test, a candidate shall have education and work experience as follows:

(1)
having passed the Institute of Legal Education of Thai Bar Association examination.
(2)
having one of the following qualifications:
(a)
 
having a law degree or certificate from a foreign country, with a curriculum of not less than three years, not lower than Bachelor's Degree (compared and approved by the Judicial Service Commission), or having a Ph.D. in the field of law from a Thai university accredited by the Judicial Service Commission.
(b)
 
having a law degree or certificate from a foreign country, with a curriculum of not less than two years, or combined curricula being not less than two years, not lower than Bachelor's Degree (compared and approved by the Judicial Service Commission), and having not less than one year experience in the legal profession prescribed by the Judicial Service Commission.
(c)
 
having a Master's Degree in law (LL.M.). from a Thai university accredited by the Judicial Service Commission and having not less than one year experience in the legal profession prescribed by the Judicial Service Commission.
(d)
 
having a Bachelor's Degree in law (LL.B.), with honors and having been a lecturer in law in a public university for not less than five years.
(e)
 
having a Bachelor's Degree in law (LL.B.), having been an official of the Office of the Courts of Justice in the field of law, prescribed by the Judicial Service Commission, for not less than six years, and having good conduct approved by the Secretary-General of the Office of the Courts of Justice.
(f)
 
having a Master's Degree or Ph.D. in a field prescribed by the Judicial Service Commission, having a Bachelor's Degree in law (LL.B.)., and having not less than three years experience in the legal profession or other professions prescribed by the Judicial Service Commission.
(g)
 
having a Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in a field prescribed by the Judicial Service Commission, having not less than ten years experience, being expert in such professions prescribed by the Judicial Service Commission, and having a Bachelor's Degree in law (LL.B.).(17)

For special selection consideration, a candidate shall have the following qualifications:

(1)
having one of the following:
 
(a)
being or having been in the past, a Professor or Deputy Professor in a public university.
 
(b)
being or having been in the past, a lecturer in law in a public university for not less than five years.
 
(c)
being or having been in the past, a government official not lower than director or equivalent.
 
(d)
being or having been in the past, a lawyer for not less than ten years.
(2)
having passed the Institute of Legal Education of Thai Bar Association examination.
(3)
having excellent knowledge and experience in the field of law, as prescribed by the Judicial Service Commission.
(4)
being honest, and having appropriate personality, conduct and attitude for performing duties as a judicial official.(18)

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(17) Section 28 of the Regulation of the Judicial Service Act B.E. 2543 (AD 2000).

(18) Section 29 of the Regulation of the Judicial Service Act B.E. 2543 (AD 2000).