Translation:Charter of the Courts of Justice 2000/toc/1

Table of contents

Charter of the Courts of Justice

Chapter 1 General provisions

Section 1 Hierarchy of courts

Section 2 Courts of first instance

Section 3 Appellate courts

Section 4 Divisions and locations of courts

Section 5 Power of Supreme Court president to regulate court business

Section 6 Power of Courts of Justice Office secretary general to make recommendations on court organisation

Section 7 Determination of numbers of judges

Section 8 Presidencies of Supreme Court, appellate courts, etc

Section 9 Presidencies of provincial or municipal courts

Section 10 Presidencies of court divisions

Section 11 Authority of court presidents

Section 12 Authority of court division chiefs

Section 13 Regional Chief Judges

Section 14 Authority of Regional Chief Judges

Chapter 2 Court jurisdiction

Section 15 Admission of cases

Section 16 Jurisdiction ratione tertiis of courts of first instance

Section 17 Jurisdiction ratione materiae of municipal courts

Section 18 Jurisdiction ratione materiae of provincial courts

Section 19 Jurisdiction ratione materiae of Bangkok courts

Section 20 Jurisdiction ratione materiae of other courts of justice

Section 21 Jurisdiction ratione tertiis of appellate courts

Section 22 Jurisdiction ratione materiae of appellate courts

Section 23 Jurisdiction ratione materiae of Supreme Court

Chapter 3 Judicial quorums

Section 24 Power of a single judge

Section 25 Minor quorums for courts of first instance

Section 26 Higher quorums for courts of first instance

Section 27 Quorums for appellate courts

Section 28 Substitution of judges for trial

Section 29 Substitution of judges for adoption of judgments

Section 30 Definition of other inevitable necessity mentioned in sections 28, 29

Section 31 Definition of other inevitable necessity mentioned in sections 28, 29

Chapter 4 Assignment, transfer, and recall of case files

Section 32 Assignment of files

Section 33 Transfer and recall of files