การคุ้มครองสิทธิและเสรีภาพของประชาชนศึกษากรณีการรวบรวมข้อเท็จจริงในชั้นสอบสวนคดีอาญา

Sawaeng Sumrandee; Ingkarat  Doljerm; Keavalin  Topunyachan

doi:10.60027/iarj.2024.276588

Authors

Sawaeng Sumrandee Master of Law (Public Law) School of Law, Sukhothai Tammathirat Open University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4035-9654
Ingkarat Doljerm Lecturer, School of Law, Sukhothai Tammathirat Open University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7087-9282
Keavalin Topunyachan Lecturer, School of Law, Sukhothai Tammathirat Open University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6803-136X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60027/iarj.2024.276588

Keywords:

Right; , Liberty; , Criminal Inquiry

Abstract

Background and Aims: The rights and freedoms of individuals are protected by the Constitution following the principles of constitutionalism, the rule of law, the rule of law, and the principle of human dignity, and the principle of equality. The accused is a person who is protected in the same way as the general public to maintain various rights and freedoms as stated in the Constitution. Thus, this paper aims to (1) study concepts and theories pertinent to people’s rights and liberty protection in the case of facts gathering in the criminal inquiry stage; (2) study legal measures pertinent to people’s rights and liberty protection in the case of facts gathering in criminal inquiry stage in Thailand, Japan, Federal Republic of Germany, French Republic, and United Nations’ Standards; (3) analyze the problem condition in people’s right and liberty protection in the case of facts gathering in criminal inquiry stage; and (4) recommend guidelines for solving the problems of people’s right and liberty protection in the case of facts gathering in criminal inquiry stage to be efficient.

Methodology: This paper is qualitative research via documentary research by the study of books, textbooks, papers, legal provisions, articles, research reports, theses, independent studies, academic articles, and data from the internet, both in Thai and foreign languages.

Results: (1) concepts in people’s right and liberty protection in the case of facts gathering in criminal inquiry stage are in accordance with the concepts in examination principles to acquire the truths, whereby the relevant theories are people’s right and liberty protection principle, legal state, rule of law, equality principle, proportionality principle, and state’s mission principle; (2) legal measures pertinent to people’s right and liberty protection in the case of facts gathering in criminal inquiry stage of Thailand appear in the Constitution of Kingdom of Thailand and the Criminal Procedure Code; furthermore, the measures in Japan, Federal Republic of Germany, and French Republic appear in the Criminal Procedure Code of such countries, and for United Nations’ Standards, they appear in Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (3) In legal systems of Japan, Federal Republic of Germany, French Republic, and United Nations’ Standards, the right and liberty of those who enter to the process of criminal inquiry stage are strictly protected; nonetheless, in facts gathering in criminal inquiry stage of Thailand via online media, the peoples’ right and liberty may be infringed and violated as protected by the Constitution and laws; (4) Section 135 of the Criminal Procedure Code ought to be amended, based upon the mechanism of the Act on Legislative Drafting and Evaluation of Law B.E. 2562 (A.D. 2019) so as to solve such problems to be further efficient.

Conclusion: The safeguarding of rights and freedoms in criminal investigations is consistent with universal principles that are embedded in a number of international legal frameworks; however, disparities occur in Thailand, especially with regard to investigations involving online media, underscoring the necessity of legislative changes to improve effectiveness and preserve constitutional rights.

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