The Draft Constitution 2016 – Core Issues and Prospects

15 February 2016, German Residence, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bangkok

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Agenda

Peter Prügel, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany

Dr. Michael Nelson, Senior Research Fellow, German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good  Governance (CPG), Faculty of Law, Thammasat University

Henning Glaser, Director, German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG), Faculty of Law, Thammasat University

Report

On 15 February 2016, CPG, together with the German Embassy in Bangkok, hosted a seminar on “Constitutional Design” at the Residence of the German Embassador in Bangkok. Peter Prügel, German  Ambassador  to Thailand, hosted the event and also delivered the welcoming words. They were followed by two by presentations delivered by CPG-members Henning Glaser and Dr. Michael Nelson on the constitutional basic structure and institutional issues respectively leading to an open discussion. The event was arranged for invited guests from the diplomatic corps, international organizations, development organizations and research institutions. Among others it has been attended Ambassadors Peter Pruegel (Germany), Felix Denegri (Peru), Maria del Carmen Moreno Raymundo (Spain), K.N. Adhiakari (Nepal), Zenon Kuchiak (Poland), Kirsti Westphalen (Finland), Francisco Vaz Patto (Portugal), Jesus Sanz (European Delegation to Thailand), and Karel Hartogh (The Netherlands) as well as Depu- ty Heads of Mission and Counsellors of the Embassies of Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the Swiss Federation, and the Delegation of the European Union to Thailand.