"In order to promote human rights with the background of the Rule of Law, the role of the judiciary, as a rights protection mechanism, is of pivotal importance. During transition periods from the rule of dictators to new democracies, people as well as civil society organizations usually attempt to use their respective judiciaries to protect their own basic rights and facilitate gradual changes in society. It was the case for the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia and particularly South Korea. Currently, the judiciary in Thailand, despite its controversial status, has been playing an instrumental role in checking the power of the government while protecting the rights of individual citizens. The role of the judiciary should not be underestimated in any effort to bring about gradual changes in a society toward a peaceful, just, free and developed one, including in the development and strengthening of civil society..."