NRC panel eyes setting up of environment court
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The National Reform Council's (NRC) natural resource and environment reform committee is planning to propose a bill for the setting up of an environment court within this month, committee representative Sayumphon Limthai said yesterday.
Sayumphon said the panel was in the process of submitting the draft to the NRC and then the National Legislative Assembly. If established, this new court would have three levels – primary, appeals and supreme – and handle the more than 1,000 environment-related cases currently stuck in the Administrative and Civil courts.
He made these comments after accepting a letter from Thirasak Cheukhunthod, chief of the Lawyers for Environment Association. In the letter, Thirasak expressed support for the setting up of a court that is independent and can speedily process the cases so that affected persons can be provided with remedial measures quickly.
