Phattharaphong Phil Saengkrai
Ajarn
Phattharaphong Phil Saengkrai
AJARN
Profile
- Lecturer, Center of International Law, Faculty of Law
Education
- LLB (Hons) (Thammasat University, Thailand)
- LLB (University of Tokyo, Japan) (Royal Thai Government Scholarship)
- MSc in Human Rights (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) (Royal Thai Government Scholarship)
- MA (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland)
- PhD (summa cum laude) (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland) Title of the Dissertation: Authentic Interpretation of Treaties in Contemporary International Law Committee: Fuad Zarbiyev (supervisor), Andrea Bianchi, Jan Klabbers Comprehensively examining the concept of authentic treaty interpretation and its relevance for investment treaties, human rights treaties, and multilateral environmental agreements
- Diploma in Human Rights Law (Academy of European Law, European University Institute, Italy)
Work Experience
2014 – present
- Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, Thailand
Courses
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- Public International Law
- Law of Treaties, International Human Rights Law
- Constitutional Rights,
International Investment Law - Legal Philosophy
2019 – 2022
- Teaching Assistant, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland
2020 – 2022
- Assistant, International Law Commission, The United Nations
Academic Activities
2015 – 2017
- Editorial Board of Thammasat Law Journal
2015 – present
- Editorial Board of Thailand Journal of International Law
Professional Experience
2021 – present
- Legal advisor to National Human Rights Commission of Thailand
Areas of Interest
- Public International Law
- International Human Rights Law
- International Economic Law
- Legal Philosophy
Publications
- Saengkrai, ‘Introducing Diversity: A Review Essay of The Cambridge Companion of International Law’, Thammasat Law Journal (2014);
- Saengkrai, ‘Case Report: Whaling in the Antarctic’, Thailand Journal of International Law (2016);
- Saengkrai, ‘Treaty Interpretation: Past, Present, and Future’, Thammasat Law Journal (2016);
- Saengkrai, ‘Book Review – Bounded Rationality and Economic Diplomacy: The Politics of Investment Treaties in Developing Countries by Lauge Poulsen’, Thammasat Law Journal (2018);
- Saengkrai, ‘The Obligation to Conduct an EIA in International Law’ in Popattanachai et al (eds) The Pillar of Environmental Law: Essays in Hounour of Professor Dr Amnart Wongbandit (Thammasat University Press, 2020);
- Saengkrai, ‘Rethinking “Human Rights Violations”’, in Saengkrai et al (eds) Diversity and Dynamics of International Law: Essays in Honour of Piruna Tingsabadh (Thammsat University, 2020);
- Saengkrai, ‘Towards Deeper Judicialisation: Explaining Thailand’s Increasing Engagement with International Adjudication’, Thai Legal Studies (2021)
- Saengkrai, ‘Lawfare Strategy of Nationality Unity Government of Myanmar’, Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia (2022)
- Saengkrai, ‘Book Review – International Law and Politics of History by Anne Orford’, Asian Journal of International Law (2022)
- Saengkrai, ‘A Transcivilizational Perspective at The Hague Academy: A Critical Review’, European Journal of International Law (2024, forthcoming)
- Saengkrai, ‘Universalism v Particularism in Southeast Asia’ in Beiter et al (eds) Research Handbook on the Right to Education (Edward Elgar Publishing, forthcoming)
Paper Presentation
- ‘A Commodity-Form Theory of International Law: Implications for Global Poverty’, presented at the ‘Tools of Imperialism’ Workshop at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (2013)
- ‘Rethinking Human Rights Violations: An Analysis of Susan Marks’s Theory’, presented at Human Rights Junior Scholar Workshop at University of British Columbia (2015)
- ‘Identifying Obligations Erga Omnes Partes in Human Rights Treaties: The Contribution of the World Court’, presented at The 5th Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law in Bangkok, Thailand (2015)
- ‘Impact of Human Rights Treaties on the International Law of State Responsibility: Obligations Erga Omnes Partes’, presented at The INTRALaw Human Rights Colloquium ‘Interaction between human rights: 50 years of the Covenants’ at Aarhus University (2016);
- ‘Cognitive Frames and Indeterminacy in Investment Treaty Interpretation’ presented at Third World Approaches to International Law Conference at National University of Singapore (2018);
- ‘The “Business and Human Rights” Discourse in Thailand’ presented at the TIJ-IGLP Workshop for Scholars and Emerging Leaders on the Rule of Law and Policy (2019);
- ‘Authentic Interpretation and Investment Treaties: How Arbitral Tribunals Seek to Maintain their Authority’ presented at the PhD workshop of the biennial conference of the Asian Society of International Law (2021);
- ‘Towards a Socio-Doctrinal Approach to Legal Study’ presented at the Social Science and International Law Workshop at the annual conference of the European Society of International Law (2021).
Policy Research Projects
2015 – 2016
- ‘Thailand and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’, commissioned by Ministry of Social Development and Human Security
2016 – 2017
- ‘Comparative and International Law Concerning Gender Recognition for LGBTIQ Persons’, commissioned by Ministry of Social Development and Human Security
Awards
- Research Award from National Research Council of Thailand