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The Constitutional Court of Thailand on Monday invalidated the results of the country's April 2 parliamentary elections , ruling that the "organization of the election by the Election Commission was unconstitutional," because the poll...

The Administrative Court of Thailand said Tuesday that it will probably release a decision in mid-May on whether the country's April 2 general election should be annulled. Considering its overlapping jurisdiction with two other Thai...

The Constitutional Court of Thailand agreed Monday to consider a petition to void the country's April 2 general election after Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej called on the court last week to take a...

The Administrative Court of Thailand on Friday called off by-elections scheduled for this weekend because there is a possibility that the results of the April 2 general election [BBC report; Thailand Election Commission...

Leading Tuesday's international brief, members of Thailand's Supreme Court have agreed to a request by Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej that they take an active role in resolving the country's ongoing election crisis . The...

Leading Wednesday's international brief, the UK Court of Appeal has overturned a lower tribunal's decision to block the removal of failed asylum applicants to Zimbabwe where human rights agencies and NGOs allege that they face torture and...

Leading Monday's international brief, an Afghani man is on trial for criminal charges punishable by death related to his conversion from Islam to Christianity over 16 years ago while working for a Christian aid organization in Pakistan. Abdul Rahman...

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has agreed to meet with opposition leaders to discuss constitutional reforms, after the parties threatened to boycott the April elections. Thaksin dissolved Parliament on February 24 in response to street...

The Constitutional Court of Thailand , the country's highest court, decided Thursday not to hear a petition to impeach Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra , ruling 8-6 that the petition did not clearly state how the...

The Constitutional Court of Thailand on Tuesday agreed to consider a petition to impeach Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on suspicion that he illegally held shares in the Shin Corporation , a telecommunications giant that...