Rights Beautiful Collection of Professor Saneh Chamarik It is also the first time in Thai constitutional history that “The human dignity, right and liberty of the people” is being exerted under the first chapter on General Provisions. And this is followed by Section 5: “The Thai people, irrespective of their origins, sexes or religions, shall enjoy equal protection under this Constitution”. So from the NHRC’s perspective, it can obviously be inferred of human rights as the guiding principle and criterion for appraising and examining the legitimate exercise of power of all the three sovereign branches of governance and other State agencies. The question of principle is well clarified by the provisions under both Chapter 3 “Rights and Liberties of the Thai People”, Section 27, and Chapter 5 “Directive Principles of Fundamental State Policies”, Section 75. According to Section 27, Rights and liberties recognized by this Constitution expressly, by implication or by decisions of the Constitutional Court shall be protected and directly binding on the National Assembly, the Council of Ministers, Courts and other State organs in enacting, applying and interpreting laws. And Section 75 reads: The State shall ensure the compliance with the law, protect the rights and liberties of a person, provide efficient administration of justice and serve justice to the people expediently and equally and organize an efficient system of public administration and other State affairs to meet people’s demand. The State shall allocate adequate budgets for the independent administration of the Election Commission, the Ombudsmen, the National Human Rights Commission, the Constitutional Court, the Courts of Justice, the Administrative Courts, the National Counter Corruption Commission, and the State Audit Commission. 74 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF THAILAND