An official translation of Thailand's 2017 Constitution, whose Section 7 requires the King to be a Buddhist and Upholder of religions and whose Section 67 commits the State to support and protect Buddhism as the religion observed by the majority of Thai people while supporting all religions generally, short of naming Buddhism the official state religion.
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Citation
AuthorKingdom of Thailand, Office of the Council of State
PublisherConstitutionNet, International IDEA
URLhttps://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/2017-05/CONSTITUTION+OF+THE+KINGDOM+OF+THAILAND+(B.E.+2560+(2017)).pdf
Source Typeprimary source / official record
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: an official English translation of the constitutional text, read for the exact wording of Sections 7 and 67 rather than for secondary commentary. Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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