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vi : Juvenile and Family Law

The Juvenile and Family Court and Procedure Act B.E. 2553 (2010) was

effective on 22 May 2011. It aims to provide the rights and welfare protection
and the practices for children, youth, women and family members. As a result,
the procedure in the Juvenile and Family Courts involves the convention on

the rights of the child and convention on the elimination of all forms of
discrimination against women in order to be in line with the constitution.

Most criminal cases filing to juvenile and family courts have been
applied with special measures for correction, treatment and rehabilitation as
showed in Table 11. The implementation of special measure of both Section

90 and Section 132 has more successful rate than unsuccessful rate.

Table 11: The Number of cases delivered to measures for correction, treatment and rehabilitation

Number of Cases Using Special Measure in lieu
of Prosecution / Measures for Correction,
Treatment and Rehabilitation
Measures

Successful Unsuccessful
In Process
Implementation Implementation

Special Measure in lieu of Prosecution 515 38 581
Section 90
Measures for Correction, Treatment and
8,613 276 6,946
Rehabilitation Section 132

Total 9,128 314 7,527

Moreover, to protect children and reduce domestic violence,
Thailand established the Child Protection Act B.E. 2546 (2003) and the

Victims of Domestic Violence Victim Protection Act B.E.2550 (2007).

Table 12: The number of case filed and case disposed of under laws relating to juvenile and
family matters.

Case
Case
Act Case Filed Disposed of
Disposed of
(%)

Child Protection Act B.E. 2546 (2003) 33 32 96.97

Victims of Domestic Violence Victim 178 151 84.83
Protection Act B.E.2550 (2007)

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