The Jurisprudence of the Supreme Administrative Court 2021

Abstract

This Commentary on thejurisprudence of the Thai Supreme Administrative Court(the "Court") in the year 2021 is based on an analysis of 120 Judgments and Orderson appeal.1The decisions reflect a broad spectrum of substantive and procedural issues. Severalthemes were selected due to their doctrinal or practical importance. TheCommentary focuseson decisions related to the invalidity of administrative acts (II.), the definitionand scopeof administrative contracts (III.), the admissibility requirement of individual concern (IV.), issues related to the calculation of deadlines (V.),and the application of constitutional lawby the Court (VI.). In addition, we address severalnoteworthy decisions that dealt with specific legal issues orthat were noteworthyfor other reasons(VII.).