This article by Judge Nattawat Baibua addresses transnational organized crime in Thailand and the applicability of Thailand’s anti-money laundering law under the Palermo Convention, in relation to Thailand’s definition of predicate offenses. The article attempts to ascertain if Thailand has conformed to the predicate offense obligation under the Palermo Convention.

Professor Panumas Kudngaongarm, of the School of Law at Sukothai Thammathirat Open University, discusses Thai traditional medicine in this article and the development of a new form of Intellectual Property rights, or a sui generis system (enacted through passage of the Protection and Promotion of Thai Traditional Medicine Intelligence Act), in order to protect traditional Thai medicine and medical practices. The feasibility of revising this law is also discussed.