The Concepts of Truth and Fairness in Thai Criminal Procedure

IF 0.4 Q2 Social Sciences New Criminal Law Review Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1525/NCLR.2021.24.1.59
A. Chitov
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This study looks at the principles that shape the structure of the whole of Thai criminal procedure law. It examines how the search for truth is attempted to be reconciled with the idea of a fair trial or procedural fairness. The conflict between the search for truth on the one hand and guaranteeing procedural rights of the accused on the other is particularly problematic in the Thai context. Thai law affirms that some evidence cannot be admissible if it is obtained by a violation of certain procedural norms. At the same time, the law allows judges to admit some unlawfully obtained evidence in the interest of justice. The conflict between various legal norms cannot be solved without permitting judges to exercise broad discretion in striking the right balance between discovering the true facts and protecting the rights of the accused. Thai legal education and practice does not allow a broad judicial discretion in accepting or rejecting evidence on the grounds that it was obtained unlawfully. As a result, there is an attempt to build a sophisticated system of rules to accommodate the interests of justice and fairness in different situations. This system, however, lacks clarity and consistency.
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泰国刑事诉讼中的真实与公平观念
本研究着眼于塑造整个泰国刑事诉讼法结构的原则。它考察了寻求真相是如何试图与公平审判或程序公平的理念相协调的。在泰国的情况下,一方面寻求真相,另一方面保障被告的程序权利之间的冲突尤其成问题。泰国法律申明,如果某些证据是通过违反某些程序规范获得的,则不能接受。同时,法律允许法官为了司法公正而承认一些非法获得的证据。如果不允许法官行使广泛的自由裁量权,在发现真实事实和保护被告权利之间取得适当的平衡,各种法律规范之间的冲突就无法解决。泰国的法律教育和实践不允许在以非法获得证据为由接受或拒绝证据方面有广泛的司法自由裁量权。因此,人们试图建立一个复杂的规则体系,以适应不同情况下的正义和公平利益。然而,这一体系缺乏明确性和一致性。
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