Pinai Nanakorn
Professor Dr.
Pinai Nanakorn
Professor Dr.
Education
- Secondaire 5, (Polyvalente de la Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada) (AFS Student)
- LL.B. (2nd Class Hons.) (Thammasat University)
- Barrister-at-Law (Thai Bar Association)
- Diploma in English Legal Studies (with Distinction) (University of Bristol, UK)
- LL.M. (2nd Class Hons.) (University of Cambridge, UK)
- Ph.D. (University of Bristol, UK)
- Certificate in Public Law, (Office of the Council of State, Thailand)
- Certificate in Intellectual Property Law (JPO, JIII, Japan)
Thesis Topics
- The General Rule for the Control of Unfair Terms in Contracts: Justifications and Operational Contents
Work Experience
Positions Officially Assumed
- Juridical Officer of the Office of the Council of State, (since 1989 before assuming the post of a full-time lecturer in law at Thammasat University)
- Adjunct lecturer of the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University (before joining Thammasat University as a full-time lecturer)
- Full-time Law Lecturer
- Associate Dean for International Affairs, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
- Assistant Rector for Finance, Thammasat University
- Advisor to Minister of Science and Technology (Professor Dr. Yongyut Yuthawong), 2006 – January 2008
- Director of the International Trade Law Centre
- Professor of Private Law (Pending Official Royal Appointment)
Special Missions
- Member of the Sub-Committee for Drafting the Law on the Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits, appointed by the Department of Intellectual Property (1998 – 1999)
- Member of Thai Delegation to the 15th International Congress of Comparative Law, Bristol, United Kingdom (July 1998)
- Member of Thai Delegation to the UNCITRAL Working Group’s Conferences on Electronic Signatures, Vienna, Austria, September 1999 and September 2000 respectively (Having been appointed as Rapporteur for both Conferences)
- Member of the Sub-committee on Legal Measures for Preventing and Solving Y2K Problems (1999)
- Member of the Sub-committee for Drafting Law on Electronic Transactions (1999 – 2000)
- Member of the Sub-committee for Drafting Law on Electronic Signatures (1999 – 2000)
- Member of the Sub-committee for Drafting Law on Computer Crime (1999 – 2001)
- Member of the Sub-committee for Drafting Law on Electronic Fund Transfer (1999 – 2001)
- Member of the Parliamentary Committees for Considering the Bill on the Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits (1999 – 2000)
- Member of the Sub-committee for Drafting Law on Collecting Societies in respect of Copyright and Performers’ Rights, appointed by the Department of Intellectual Property (1999 – 2000)
- Member of the Law Reform Committee of the Ministry of Commerce (2005 – 2006)
- Member of the Law Reform Committee of the Department of Intellectual Property, appointed by the Department of Intellectual Property (2005 – 2006)
- Member of the Trademarks Sub-Committee (2005 – 2007)
- Member of the Working Group on the Study of the Madrid International Registration Scheme, appointed by the Department of Intellectual Property (2006 – 2007)
- Member of the Sub-Committee on the Development of the Copyright Information Notification System, appointed by the Department of Intellectual Property (2006 – 2009)
- Member of the Sub-Committee on Copyright in Software, appointed by the Department of Intellectual Property (2006 – 2009)
- Member of the National Telecommunications Commission’s Sub-Committee on Drafting By-law on Standards of Contracts for Telecommunications Services, appointed by the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (2006)
- Member of the National Telecommunications Commission’s Sub-Committee on Examination of Forms and Conditions in Contracts for Telecommunications Services, appointed by the Office of The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (2007 – 2008)
- Member of the MCOT’s Special Committee on Contracts and Legal Affairs (2007 – 2008)
- Member of the Advisory Committee of the then Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (2011)
- Member of a Law Reform Sub-committee (Private and Commercial Law), appointed by the Law Reform Commission (2013-2015)
- Member of a Law Reform Sub-committee in charge of Drafting International Sales Law, appointed by the Law Reform Commission (2014-2015)
- Chairperson of the Sub-committee in charge of Reforming Electronic Transactions Law, appointed by the Law Reform Commission (2015)
- Member of the Law Sub-committee of the Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission, appointed by the Energy Regulatory Commission (2017)
- Member of the Parliamentary Committees for Considering the Bills on Copyright and the Bill on Trade Secrets (2014)
- Member of National Intellectual Property Policy Board, appointed by the Prime Minister (2016)
- Member of the Trade Marks Board, appointed by the Council of Ministers (2020 – present)
Areas of Interest
- Private Law
- Contract Law
- Law of Succession (Inheritance Law)
- Information Technology Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Trade Law
- English Legal Writing and Contract Drafting
Courses Taught
- Law of Juristic Acts and Contracts (Taught in English)
- Law of Succession
- Information Technology Law
- Advanced Contracts and Torts (Taught in English)
- International Sale Law
- International Business Transactions (Taught in English)
- Problems in International Trade Law
- Advanced Civil and Commercial Law
- Problems in Civil and Commercial Law
Publications
- Pinai Nanakorn. “English Law of Contract”, in Memorial Book for the Royally Hosted Cremation Ceremony of Mr. Nukul Nanakorn. Bangkok: Press Media. 1999.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “History and Evolution of Constitutions in Thailand: From the Abrogation of the Absolute Monarchy to the Political Reform”. Administrative Law Journal. Vol. 16. Special Issue. (1997): 212-290.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Law on Electronic Transactions and Electronic Signatures”. Thai Bar Association Journal. Vol. 56. Part 2. (June 2000): 1 – 42.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Balance of Science, Technology and Spirit: Legal Perspective”. Thammasat Law Journal. Vol. 30. Issue 4. (December 2000): 653 – 666.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Overview of Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Laws in Thailand”. Proceedings of the Conference on “Protecting Rights & Enforcing Laws in I.T. & E-Commerce in Thailand”, organised by the Asia Business Forum, 30 November – 1 December 2000, at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Consumer Protection in E-Commerce and Direct Sales in Thailand”. Proceedings of the Workshop on Law on Consumer Protection: Japan and Thailand, organised by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan, Institute of Developing of Economies of Japan and the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, 19 – 20 December 2000, at Royal Princess Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Law on Unfair Contract Terms: New Comparative Analysis”. Thammasat Law Journal. Vol. 30. Issue 4. (December 2000): 546-588.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Legal Education of Thailand and Approach of Revision”. Thammasat Law Journal. Vol. 31. Issue 1. (March 2001): 31-45.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Reform of the Parliamentary Electoral System under the New Constitution”. Thammasat Review. Vol. 6. No. 1. (December 2001): 105- 119.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “The English Doctrine of Frustration in relation to Economic Crises”. Thammasat Law Journal. Vol. 32. Issue 1. (March 2002): 546-588.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Electronic Transactions Law in Thailand”. Thammasat Review. Vol. 7 No. 1 (December 2002): 52- 85.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Re-making of the Constitution in Thailand”. Singapore Journal of International and Comparative Law. 6(1). (2002): 90-115.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Electronic Contracting under the Electronic Transactions Act”. Rapee Journal. (2003).
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Adequacy of Personal Data Protection Reflected in Thailand’s Legislative Framework: Is Thailand a Safe Habour For Cross-Border Transfers of Data?”. Proceedings of the Franco-Thai Conference. (November, 2005).
- Pinai Nanakorn. The National Single Window System of Thailand. Country Note, UNESCA Expert Group Meeting. Bangkok. (25th – 26th July 2011).
- Pinai Nanakorn. International Trade: Law on Electronic Transactions. Bangkok: Sukhothai Thammathirat Press, 2010.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Digitalisation and Movement towards the Digital Agenda in the Context of Copyright Law of Thailand”. Thammasat Law Journal. Vol. 39. Issue 1. (2010): 115-156.
- Pinai Nanakorn. Law of Succession. 4th edition. Bangkok: Winyoochon, 2015.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “The Future of Electronic Transactions Law in Thailand: an Appropriate Approach to Amendment”. Thammasat Law Journal. Vol. 45. Issue 1. (March, 2016): 166-200.
- Pinai Nanakorn. Electronic Transactions Law in the Digital Age. Bangkok: Winyoochon, 2018.
- Pinai Nanakorn. A Final Research Report on Deficiencies in the Law on Unfair Contract Terms in Thailand. Research Report Submitted to the Research Promotion Committee of the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University. July, 2021.
- Pinai Nanakorn. English Translation of the Civil and Commercial Code of Thailand, Book I and Book II (with the Official Thai Text). Bangkok: Winyoochon, 2021.
- Pinai Nanakorn. English Translation of the Civil and Commercial Code of Thailand, Book III (with the Official Thai Text). Bangkok: Winyoochon, 2022.
- Pinai Nanakorn. English in the Legal Profession. Bangkok: Winyoochon, 2023.
- Pinai Nanakorn. “Comparative Analysis of Deficiencies in the Law on Unfair Contract Terms in Thailand and Practical Ways for Amendment”. Global Journal of Comparative Law. Vol. 12. No. 1 (January, 2023): 101-137.
Pinai Nanakorn. “Trade Marks Law of Thailand and Certain Empirical Incongruities”, in Handbook of Intellectual Property Law. London: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.
