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1. Rationale

Eighty-five years have passed since Thailand
changed its regime from absolute monarchy to

constitutional monarchy, but Thailand is still confronting
problems that arise from differing conceptions of
democratic ideals, realty, and processes. For instance, the

problem of balance of power in the political structure,
elections that fail to yield suitable representatives,
political parties that disregard the public interest,

discontinuous administrative policy, lack of protection for
people’s rights and liberty, and a divided and conflicted

society. Throughout its constitutional history, Thailand has
tried to design constitutions to include mechanisms that
would solve such problems because in democratic regimes

the constitution is the main legal framework for directing
politics and society towards a desired outcome.

On April 6, 2017, Thailand promulgated the
Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2560, which

was approved in a referendum and was drafted with the
aim of solving political, social, and democratic problems,
both those that have accumulated over time and those

that have arisen recently as complications of changing
conditions in society. This constitution was drafted

informed by past experiences to overcome problems and
achieve a desirable vision of society.