Yada Dejchai Tianprasit
Assistant Professor Dr.

Yada Dejchai Tianprasit
Assistant Professor Dr.
Education
2008-2012
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Thammasat University
2012-2013
- Master of Laws with Merit (LLM with merit)
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
Dissertation Title: ‘Corporate Manslaughter: The UK regime and lessons to be learnt for Thailand’ (Distinction)
2017-2021
- Doctor of Philosophy in Law (PhD)
University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Thesis Title: ‘Reforming the Insanity Defence in Thailand: A Comparative Study in the Light of Legal Developments in Scotland and England and Wales’ (Pass with no correction)
Areas of Expertise
- criminal law
- Criminal justice
- Criminology and penology
- Mentally disordered offenders
Courses Taught
- Criminal Law: General Principles (Seminar)
- Criminal Law: General Principles
- Criminal Law: offences (seminar)
- Criminal Law: offences
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Criminal Procedure Law (Seminar)
- Seminar of criminal law problems
- advanced criminal law
- Advanced criminology and penology
- Criminology and penology
- Criminal Law (LLB)
- Advanced criminal procedure law
Selected Publications
Conference:
- The 16th Asian Law Institute Conference at School of Law, National University of Singapore (11–12 June 2019). Paper titled ‘Criminal Law Rationale Toward Mentally Disordered Offenders: A Comparative Study from Thailand, Scotland and England and Wales Jurisdictions’
- The 10th ICADA 2021–SSIS. Paper titled ‘BALANCING RIGHTS OF MENTALLY DISORDERED OFFENDERS AND PUBLIC’S SAFETY: THE COMPATIBILITY OF CONVENTIONS ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES’
- The National Academic Conference of the Year 2024, the National Institute of Development Administration (The 3rd Nic-Nida Conference 2024), the law in the topic “The use of the law for sustainable social change” on Friday, August 23, 2024. The topic of ‘Legal Measures to Protect Rights of Vulnerable Victims Criminal Procedure Codes: A Systematic Review ‘
Published Articles:
- Y Dejchai, ‘Crime against animals in the state of Illinois: A remark for Cruelty Prevention and Welfare of Animal Act B.E. 2557’ (2016) Thammasat Law Journal, 45(4), 1053–1072
- Y Dejchai, ‘Book Review Article: Criminology: Theories, Patterns and Typologies by Larry J Siegel’ (2017) Law Journal Faculty of Law Chulalongkorn University, 35(1)
- Y Dejchai, ‘Models for Corporate Criminal Liability under the Common Law: the study of the United Kingdom and United States regimes’ (2017) 15th Anniversary School of Law, Mae Fah Luang University
- Y Dejchai, ‘The Insanity Defence Revisited: To Retain or Abolish? The Study from the UK and US Regimes’ (2019) Nitipat NIDA, 8(2)
- Y Dejchai, ‘Exploring the imposing of the Informal Negative Social Sanction on social network from the Criminology Perspective: some cases from Thailand’ (2019) Sukhothithammathirat Law Journal, 30(2)
- Y Dejchai, ‘Criminal responsibility of the accessory: A comparative study between United Kingdom (England and Wales, Scotland) and Thailand’ (2021) Nitipat NIDA Journal, 10(2)
- Y D Tianprasit, ‘Problems regarding fitness for trial test in Thailand: A comparative study of England and Wales and the Netherlands’ (2022) Nitipat NIDA Journal, 11(1)
- Y D Tianprasit, ‘The Insanity Defence and Disposals in Thailand: from past to present’ (2022) MFU Connexion: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 11(1)
- Y D Tianprasit, ‘Guideline for the development of law regarding the handling of mentally disordered offenders’ (2022) Julaniti, 19(5)
- Y D Tianprasit, ‘Reforming Laws Regarding Criminal Responsibility of Mentally Disordered Offenders in Thailand: The Insanity Defence under Section 65 of the Criminal Code of Thailand’ (2023) Thammasat Law Journal, 52(1) 4
- Y D Tianprasit, ‘Problems Regarding the Fitness for Trial in Thailand: A Comparative Study with the Jurisdiction of England and Wales, and the Netherlands’ (2022) Nitipat NIDA Law Journal, 11(1), 13–34
- Y D Tianprasit, ‘So, what if they are mad?: Regulations regarding the handling of mentally disordered offenders in Thai’s law’ (2023) Thammasat Law Journal, 52(2)
- Y D Tianprasit, ‘Enacting Special Measures for the Interview of Victims with Intellectual Disabilities in Thailand: A Case Study from the Legal Developments in the United Kingdom (England and Wales) and Norway’ (2024) Thammasat Law Journal, 53(2), 401–438.
- Yada Dejchai Tianprasit, ‘Safeguarding Vulnerable Victims Under the Criminal Procedure Code: Has Thailand Done Enough?’ (2025) Thai Legal Studies, Vol. 5(1), 49-74.
Research:
- Yada Dejchai Tianprasit, Reforming fitness for trial test in Thailand: Lessons from England and Wales and the Netherlands (Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, 2022)
- KyoungChan Kim, Joonpyo Lee, Dongyiel Syn, Amelya Gustina, Tanatthep Tianprasit, Yada Dejchai, The network construction for the protection of Human Rights and the co-operation for the prevention of human rights violation related with criminal policy in East–Asia (Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice, 2022)
- Yada Dejchai Tianprasit, Special Measures for the Interview of Victims with Intellectual Disabilities: A comparative study of Laws of Thailand, United Kingdom (England and Wales) and Norway (Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, 2024)




