Judicial Responsibility and Coups d'État: Judging Against Unconstitutional Usurpation of Power - Paperback

by Kriangsak Kittichaisaree (Author)

This book examines the responsibility of judges of domestic courts following unconstitutional usurpation of power of government (coups d'état). It explores judges' liability for failing to discharge their judicial duty independently and impartially, and the criminality of usurpers and their accomplices and collaborators.

Author Biography

Kriangsak Kittichaisaree is a Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. He has served as Chairperson of the UN General Assembly's Working Group on the Administration of Justice at the United Nations; member of the UN International Law Commission responsible for the topic 'The Obligation to Extradite or Prosecute (aut dedere aut judicare)'; and Thailand's Ambassador to Iran, Australia and Russia. He has taught international law at renowned law schools in four continents. His 11 books include the pioneering textbook International Criminal Law (2001); Public International Law of Cyberspace (2017, also translated into Chinese); The Obligation to Extradite or Prosecute (2018); International Human Rights Law and Diplomacy (2020); and The Rohingya, Justice and International Law (2021).