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Parallel
Imports in Pharmaceuticals: Increase Access to HIV Drugs
by Dr. Krithpaka Boonfueng. This article explains the strengthening
of patent protection under the TRIPS Agreement and its effect
on developing countries, while addressing how compulsory licensing
and parallel imports can solve the problem of high prices and
low availability of essential drugs. The author also touches
on issues which the TRIPS council should resolve in the near
future.
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Reformation
of the Thai Legal System at the Beginning of the 20th Century:
Context and Origin by Chachapon Jayaphorn, law lecturer
at the Chulalongkorn University. The article is an analysis
of Thailand’s legal history during the last two centuries,
where the administrative policies and legal reformations undertaken
resulted in the current legal and administrative systems. By
analyzing the legal history, the author believes it could help
to shape Thailand’s legal policy for the future.
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Is
it a Time to Use “Power of Sale” for Solving Mortgage
Enforcement Problem in Thailand? By Manisara Chulasamaya,
law lecturer at the Dhurakijpundit University. The author focuses
on the right to sale out of court in this article on mortgage
law, an area of law which is considered difficult in the Thai
justice procedure. The article provides an insight into the
problem of mortgage enforcement in Thailand, a problem which
is not only between the parties of the contract but also the
whole economic system in Thailand.
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A
Thai Case of Extradition: Political Expediency and Mercy
by Dr. Alexander Shytov. This was a high-profile political case
that involved a former celebrity from USA who was used by the
US Administration in its bid to win conservative votes. This
is a case of extradition in Thailand in which the circumstances
were in favor of mercy for the accused, but where the Thai court
failed to pay due consideration to the mitigating circumstances
which bars extradition with political agenda.
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Can
Thai Copyright Law be Properly Applied to Internet Activities?
by Saravuth Pitiyasak. This article provides a list of Internet
copyright infringements that could occur in Thailand and gives
examples of major cases involving such infringements. The author
concludes the article with some recommendations which could
be applied to Internet activities by the Thai copyright law.
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