Pinai Nanakor
Associate Professor Dr.
Pinai Nanakor
Associate 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.