Legal Education in Myanmar and Thailand – Current Concerns and Future Prospects in Comparative Perspectives

23 July 2015, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, Tha Prachan Campus, Bangkok

Agenda

Dr. Jonathan Liljeblad, School of Law, University of New England, Australia

Associate Prof. Malee Pruekpongsawalee, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University

Dr. Sombat Peutthipongsapuc, Judge, Research Justice Division, Supreme Court of Thailand

Krairit Khosangruang, Judge, Office of the President of the Supreme Court

Sarawut Benjakul, Secretary General, Institute of Legal Education Thai Bar Association

Report

On 23 July 2015, CPG arranged a seminar on the topic of “Legal Education in Myanmar and Thailand – Current Concerns and Future Prospects in Comparative Perspectives” at Faculty of Law, Thammasat University. The event provided a platform to exchange experiences of legal education in the neighboring countries of Thailand and Myanmar and to discuss the current challenges as well as possible reform potentials in the respective countries.

Among the speakers were Dr. Jonathan Liljeblad, research fellow at the School of Law of New England University, Australia, and Fulbright Scholar for Myanmar; Associate Prof. Malee Pruekpongsawalle, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University; Dr. Sombat Peutthipongsapuc, Judge, Research Justice Division, Supreme Court of Thailand; Krairit Khosangruang, Judge, Office of the President of the Supreme Court; and Sarawut Benjakul, Secretary General, Institute of Legal, Education Thai Bar Association. The presentations was followed by a vivid discussion among all participants

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