The Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand is one of the seven co-founding members of the AACC. Currently, 21 countries join the Association. The Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand has presided over the AACC since 2023 and will be leading the Association until 2025. In taking this role, the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand will host the 6th AACC Congress between 17th and 21st September 2024 at the Athenee Hotel, Bangkok. Such an event will be an important international academic conference on constitutional law to be held in Thailand attended by the following 14 Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions:

1. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
2. The Supreme Court of the Republic of India;
3. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia;
4. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
5. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea;
6. The Constitutional Court of the Kyrgyz Republic;
7. The Federal Court of Malaysia;
8. The Constitutional Court of Mongolia;
9. The Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar;
10. The Supreme Constitutional Court of the State of Palestine;
11. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation;
12. The Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines;
13. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye;
14. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

As for the 6th AACC Congress, its main theme has been developed under “The Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions in Strengthening Constitutional Justice for Sustainable Society”. Professor Dr. Nakharin Mektrairat, President of the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand as the President of the AACC, will have an honor to deliver opening remarks in two sub-events as follows.

(1) The Congress is an international conference under the operative framework of the AACC served as a forum for presentations in the frame of constitutional review, the rule of law, human rights protection, etc., by the AACC members, observers, and guests;

(2) The Board of Members’ Meeting (BoMM) is an executive meeting of the Association leading to a joint decision among the 21 AACC members such as membership acceptance, declaration affirmation, and amendment of the Association’s Statute, etc. The Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand will be responsible of organizing both the Congress and the BoMM.

As assuming over the chairmanship, the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand has determined the main theme and sub-themes of the 6th AACC Congress. “The Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions in Strengthening Constitutional Justice for Sustainable Society” has been developed as the main theme while the following three sub-themes will be examined:

(1) The Role of the Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions in Strengthening Constitutional Justice for Sustainable Society;

(2) The Evolvement of Constitutional Justice for Sustainable Justice in the Changing World;

(3) Constitutional Justice as the Foundation of Sustainable Social Development.

In addition, one of the most significant outputs of the event will be the Bangkok Declaration, which will be prepared by the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand. This historic document will represent the success of the Congress and the BoMM in Thailand. Once the draft of the said Declaration has been drawn up, the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand will distribute it to all the AACC members prior to the Initial BoMM on the eve of the Congress, so that they are able to amend it in line with the purposes of the Congress and the BoMM. This draft – once approved by the BoMM – will be signed at the Final BoMM prior to the closing ceremony of the Congress and will be declared accordingly.