Duties and powers in performing duties of court marshal

Abstract

For research objectives, the first aim is to review concepts and theories regarding the duties and powers of the court marshal and their law enforcement. The second aim is to perform a comparative analysis on the structural systems of the court marshal between Thailand and developed countries. Lastly, the third aim is to propose problem solutions related to law enforcement and the structure system of court marshal. For research methodology, qualitative research was used to gather documents to bring the obtained information for creating conclusions. The result was showed that The Court of Justice in Thailand has court marshals who are appointed by the Secretary-General of the Judicial Court Office. The court marshal have at least three roles and responsibilities; firstly, the duty is to maintain peace and order in the court office area. Secondly, the duty is to protect personnel, especially the judicial officials of the Court of Justice, property and stuffs of the Court of Justice. Finally, arresting persons who have fled from temporary release from the court, and those who fails to comply with a summons or court order when the court has issued an arrest warrant. When the Court of Justice has personnel who enforce the law within the organization. The court marshal are an administrative officials or police officer who has the power to arrest suspects or defendants who escape from temporary release or those whom an arrest warrant has been issued by the court. Their responsibilities resulted in the judicial process in litigation being carried out smoothly and efficiently. In this regard, giving authority to perform duties appropriately to the court marshal is beneficial to the operational process. By improving, amending, and adding provisions related to the Court Marshal Act B.E. 2019, this improvement will make their duties clearer, especially the power related to the arrest of suspects or defendants between the court marshal and administrative officials.