The present report of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ concerns the criminal trial of five defendants for the alleged abduction and enforced disappearance, on 12 March 2004, of Somchai Neelapaichit, a leading human rights lawyer in Thailand. The ICJ hopes that its analysis of this trial and the investigation process may provide some guidance to the legal community on the application of international law and standards to the justice system in Thailand, as well as to government agencies investigating this case and other human rights violations, and those involved in the administration of justice in Thailand. the ICJ notes that international standards are applicable in the present case, such as the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.
The present report of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ concerns the criminal trial of five defendants for the alleged abduction and enforced disappearance, on 12 March 2004, of Somchai Neelapaichit, a leading human rights lawyer in Thailand. The ICJ hopes that its analysis of this trial and the investigation process may provide some guidance to the legal community on the application of international law and standards to the justice system in Thailand, as well as to government agencies investigating this case and other human rights violations, and those involved in the administration of justice in Thailand. the ICJ notes that international standards are applicable in the present case, such as the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.
