Knowledge, Understanding, Attitude, and Expectation on a Petition to the Constitutional Court under Article 213 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E. 2560 (2017)

Abstract

The research “Knowledge, Understanding, Attitude, and Expectation on a Petition to the Constitutional Court under Article 213 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E. 2560 (2017)” The combined methodology was used in this research. In the quantitative method, data was collected and analyzed by using the sampling method from a diverse population of 2,641 people. The qualitative research was to examine documents related to filing a petition to the Constitutional Court according to Section 213, including principles, methods, and conditions according to the Organic Act on Procedures of the Constitutional Court B.E. 2561 (2018), petition statistics according to Section 213, and petition to the Constitutional Court in Thailand and foreign countries. Statistics, percentages, mean, standard deviation, T-test, and ANOVA were used in the quantitative research. Additionally, content analysis was used in the qualitative research.

The results revealed that the general public was aware of the Thai people's rights, freedoms, and duties under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand. The most perceived by the general public was that the constitution required Thai people to protect the country, defend national dignity and interest, and public property, to cooperate in preventing and relieving public disasters, to respect and not violate the rights and freedoms of other people, to exercise the right of vote and pay for duty. Regarding the understanding, people had an understanding at a low level. Regarding attitudes of people, for an applicant, the best direct applicant was a person affected by a violation of right; for processes of filing a petition, it would be more beneficial to the applicant if the pattern of filing a petition to the Constitutional Court was clearly determined; for the reception of petition, it would be more beneficial if personnel or officers were provided to advise in filing a petition for applicants according to accurate regulations of the Constitutional Court. Moreover, regarding expectations on filing a petition to Section 213, when prioritizing expectations of each issue, the results were as follows:

• For access to filing a petition, people expected convenient and effective ways to file a petition.


• People expect transparent operational processes when filing a petition and court proceedings.

For the case result, people expected a decision accepted by both parties.