Model Law on Independent Organization for Environmental and Health Impact Assessment

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. to study concepts and regulations of the environment and establishment of independent organizations on “the evaluation of health and environmental impact '' 2. to investigate patterns of independent organizations on “the evaluation of health and environmental impact” and compare international law, foreign law and Thai law 3. to study aims to analyze problems and limitations of organizational management on “the evaluation of health and environmental impact” in Thailand and 4. to establishes model law on independent organization on “the evaluation of health and environmental impact” which contains proper quality with Thai context. is qualitative research. The research tool was an interview form with a target group of 25 people selected through purposive sampling. Then the information gathered from the interviews and related documents were analyzed in terms of content analysis. This research presents that 1) thinking system, behavior, environmental ethnics, philosophy of law, concept, theory, regulation and function of environmental law effect human’s attitude. Human being is a part of nature and their lives depend on nature 2) The establishment and management of independent organization on the evaluation of health and environmental impact in Thailand does not have distinctive law to certify a status and determine structure of independent organizations on the evaluation 3) The structure of organization, committee selection and authority of committee cause problems to independent organization and working transparency and the complication of authority of organizations effecting working management and cannot protect and keep natural resource and environment in accordance with the requirement of Thai Constitution, B.E. 2560, section 57(2) and 4) As a result this research has established the model law of independent organization on the evaluation of health and environmental impact. The law structure includes (1) definition (2) the committee of independent organization on health and environmental impact (3) authority and (4) the Office of the Committee of Health and Environmental Impact.