Foreign expert to advise government on law reform

[snoop1130]

Foreign expert to advise government on law reform

By The Nation

 

 

A joint committee of private entities working jointly with the government has decided to hire a foreign legal expert to help in the government’s ongoing law reform, Suvit Maesincee, secretary to the supreme committee on reform, reconciliation, and national strategy said on Wednesday.

 

Scott Jacobs, president of Jacobs, Cordova & Associates, who worked for the South Korean government as its legal adviser and helped it reform several laws in the country, has been hired, Suvit said.

 

The government expected the company to take three to six months to complete the job, Suvit added.

 

Law reform is part of the government’s critical reform effort and it is being addressed along with other critical sectors in the new charter.

 

Suvit said the reform preparation committee decided today that the supreme body would still be in place although new mechanisms for reform plans and the national strategy would be set up following the new law promulgation. This was to help steer critical reform work, including law reform, he said.

 

Prorgress in law reform would be subject to the supreme body’s consideration around the end of this month when it convenes, he said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30320584

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-7-12

[canuckamuck]

I think they made a mistake. They were looking for someone from the other Korea.

[YetAnother]

32 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

supreme committee on reform, reconciliation, and national strategy

that gives me a headache

[rkidlad]

Ah, we are good for something, I guess. 

[ezflip]

Catch is...will they listen this time? How many foreigners with correct credentials have advised before only to be ignored afterwards.

[Tilacme]

Cottoned on that its hard work chasing your tail for years.

[NCC1701A]

They can hire me. I would have this whole country fixed in about a month.

[johng]

I think they made a mistake. They were looking for someone from the other Korea.

Yes definitely from the "other Korea"

[webfact]

Foreign legal expert hired to help with law reform

By The Nation

 

 

Task may take three to six months.

 

A JOINT committee of private entities working with the government has decided to hire a foreign legal expert to help in the government’s ongoing law reform, Suvit Maesincee, secretary to the supreme committee on reform, reconciliation, and national strategy said yesterday.

 

Scott Jacobs, president of Jacobs, Cordova & Associates, who worked for the South Korean government as its legal adviser and helped reform several laws in the country, has been hired, Suvit said.

 

The government expected the company to take three to six months to complete the job, Suvit added.

 

Law reform is part of the government’s critical reform effort and it is being addressed along with other critical sectors in the new charter.

 

Suvit said the reform preparation committee decided yesterday that the supreme body would still be in place although new mechanisms for reform plans and the national strategy would be set up following the new law promulgation. This was to help steer critical reform work, including law reform, he said.

 

Progress in law reform would be subject to the supreme body’s consideration around the end of this month when it convenes, he said.

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who chaired the reform preparation committee yesterday, raised the importance of law reform and the need to improve existing laws in the country to keep up with changes.

 

Buntoon Srethasirote, chair of the sub-panel working on structural reform, said the panel has addressed several laws that need to be reformed so that the country’s fundamentals could be improved. 

 

At least eight fundamental challenges and 20 reform agendas have been underlined by the panel. The laws that need reformed include those for community forest management, land bank, national park management, community based justice, environmental impact asessment/environmental health impact assessment reforms, and others. 

 

Suvit said that along with law reform, bureaucratic reform is also essential. 

 

The reform preparation committee has addressed seven bureaucratic reform agendas. They include the reform of concerned laws, bureaucratic criteria for assessment, bureaucratic personnel reform, bureaucratic efficiency, state budget and procurement, digital-based bureaucracy, and public service facilitation by the state.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30320594

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-07-13

[Chris Lawrence]

10 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

I think they made a mistake. They were looking for someone from the other Korea.

[Chris Lawrence]

I hope this guy carries the magic wand in his backpack. At least 6 months. I would think they need the independence to oversea the changes? otherwise the devil will be lost in the detail.

 

'state budget and procurement': I hope this excludes the military? As this is the big pay day while they are in power.

[klauskunkel]

13 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

They can hire me. I would have this whole country fixed in about a month.

stop sounding like Chalerm 

[yellowboat]

It is a monumental task.  South Korea pulled itself out of the dark ages to become affluent and erudite.  It seems in Thai Government everything is for sale; police positions, patronage and an occasional envelope full of cash to clear up any "misunderstandings".

[Moti24]

16 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

They can hire me. I would have this whole country fixed in about a month.

While you're at it, get the 30 Baht health insurance scheme to be available to expats, with a reasonable annual financial contribution payment.

[Rancid]

2 hours ago, yellowboat said:

It is a monumental task.  South Korea pulled itself out of the dark ages to become affluent and erudite.  It seems in Thai Government everything is for sale; police positions, patronage and an occasional envelope full of cash to clear up any "misunderstandings".

Hmm, wasn't the Sth Korean President recently forced out due to corruption? I maybe wrong but have never heard of Sth Korea being a shining light of equality. In fact years ago when dealing with a Sth Korean company we were paid half our fee and told with a laugh to come to a Korean court and fight it if you wish.

[Oziex1]

Well at the end of the day the way I see it Thailand is a very advanced nation.

 

The West is catching up with it, electing those that represent only corporate interests, winding back what were once very good Health and Education systems. Allowing jobs to go off shore, creating a working poor, dismantling the middle class.

 

Allowing the wealthy elite to take more and more.

 

I believe in the West we still have a chance to do well if we try, but what of the future?

 

[yellowboat]

24 minutes ago, Rancid said:

Hmm, wasn't the Sth Korean President recently forced out due to corruption? I maybe wrong but have never heard of Sth Korea being a shining light of equality. In fact years ago when dealing with a Sth Korean company we were paid half our fee and told with a laugh to come to a Korean court and fight it if you wish.

What year were you robbed ?   Sorry to hear your company go taken advantage of. 

 

South Korea was worse before the crash.  It was forced to liberalize.  It has improved some, where Thailand sadly does not. 

[worgeordie]

Cushy number for the Farang for 6 months,after that they will take no notice

of his recommendations, (not enough Thainess),so more waste of taxpayers cash.

regards worgeordie

[Redline]

I can say that this is a very good step, and I am optimistic that something might get accomplished

[Jonmarleesco]

A foreign adviser - again.

 

Where the law is concerned, they can reform it all they like, but if they can't be bothered to enforce it, then the reform agenda will prove a complete waste of time and money.

[Lupatria]

...and their advice documents will end up rotting in the same cabinet with those of the dutch experts that tried to assist in flood prevention.