Legal Miscellaneous : On the Lawfare and the Constitution
Keywords:
Lawfare, Constitution, PoliticsAbstract
Lawfare refers to the strategic use of legal systems and principles to damage or undermine an opponent. This concept may seem novel in Thai society, but this paper aims to illustrate that the study of law as a tool of lawfare has a long history in foreign literature, particularly in English. As a legal miscellaneous, this paper explores the potential of using the concept of lawfare to explain how constitutions can be employed as domestic laws to harm or neutralise political competitors. While this explanation is not entirely new, the author believes that a systematic study of the relationship between lawfare and constitutional law could yield significant insights and benefits for those interested in the deep connections between constitutional law, society, and politics.
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