Year 1958-1961

Scope and content :

1958-1961. The first field work trip of Moerman in Thailand. He spent almost 3 years to collected field data about the Lue society, tradition, culture, and daily life of Tai Lue community at Ban Phaed, Payao province. 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer : Donated by Michael Moerman, 2005.

System of arrangemant : The series is divided base on the periods of field work in Thailand.

Condition governing accessible and reproduce : Some restriction on access. To respect in intellectual property right, the original material (hard copy) may not allowed to access. Please contact staff if you need more information.

Creative Commons License : Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

Traditional Knowledge License : Traditional Knowledge Attribution Non-Commercial (TK A-NC)

Language : English/Thai

Script : English/Thai

Rule or convention : Collection, series and file level description based on ISAD(G)

730

Slide

41

Photograph

2433

Punchcard

51

Letter

38

Notebook

1

Typescript

1

Map

2171. Reference : MM-1-21-485

Thawee's work

| January 30, 1969 Thawee told Moerman about the process of tracing for evidence from government organizations for the papers of a case, and the payments that must be made to staff for the document. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Thawee's work

2172. Reference : MM-1-21-486

Job promotion

| August 8, 1969. Many judges lose the chance to be promoted on the job because they spent time to study and re-enter government service when they were older. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Job promotion

2173. Reference : MM-1-21-487

Opinion of lawyers on judges

| June 27, 1969. Thawee told Moerman that judges who were regularly sent to the province of Chiang Mai would be great addition to the work, because the Chiang Mai Provincial Court was important and there were many cases where they had contact with foreigners. The Director-General of the Department focused on the court. Sanserm, who was very intelligent, was sent to be stationed here. In the future, he might become the president of the Supreme Court because of his abilities and his family background. His father was a professor of law whose followers held key positions in the Ministry of Justice. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Opinion of lawyers on judges

2174. Reference : MM-1-21-488

Job Promotion

| August 10, 1969. During a banquet that was organized by Jack O'Neil, many judges invited to the event talked about the transfer of their positions. For example, Winit moved to Bangkok, and Pat would like to relocate to the Assistant Division of the Supreme Court. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Job Promotion

2175. Reference : MM-1-21-489

Judges.

| April 29, 1969. Two judges who recently moved to the Chiang Mai Provincial Court were only 30 years old. Both had graduated from the U.S. This was probably a factor in their transferral to Chiang Mai, because several judges had graduated from foreign countries. The judge had to be aware of their conduct both inside and outside of the court. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Judges.

2176. Reference : MM-1-21-490

Job Promotion

| April 4, 1969. Pat provided information about the process for the promotion of judges who had graduated from abroad. They had a better opportunity to be transferred than those who graduated within the country. However, seniority was also an important factor to the Head, who did not take into account difference between graduation from either foreign or domestic institutions. The Head played an important role in the promotion decision, and was also the person who assigned the cases to the judges by looking at the individual responsibility and appropriate expertise. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Job Promotion

2177. Reference : MM-1-21-491

Grievance to settle a lawsuit

| February 17, 1969. Moerman was requested by Winit not to use the recorder in a case of litigation in Chiang Mai between the family Na and the family Nimmanahaeminda. Both families were the well-known in the province, and Winit felt uncomfortable being responsible for this case as he had good relations with both families. Most people had an understanding that judges were not afraid of any influence, whereas in fact, judges had to worry about the public interest when settling a lawsuit between parties. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Grievance to settle a lawsuit

2178. Reference : MM-1-21-492

Training for new judges

| February 5, 1969. Som provided information to Moerman about the training of new judges. The content of the training included topics such as psychology, criminology, and forensic medicine. Experienced judges came to lecture about how to record and evaluate the witnesses. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Training for new judges

2179. Reference : MM-1-21-493

Interview with Som Inpayoong

| July 9, 1969. Moerman interviewed Som regarding various issues. First, Som was assigned to find a way to censure a bus driver with careless driving harder. Second, Som gave comments about the weaknesses of the trial and of penalties for the offenders of the law of Thailand. Third, in the future Som planned to be a legal advisor for foreign companies. Fourth, the benefits of a statistics survey for tracking the time taken to conduct each lawsuit. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Som Inpayoong

2180. Reference : MM-1-21-494

Interview with Som Inpayoong

| May 6, 1969. Som told Moerman about travelling to participate in an event for international legal cooperation, organized by the United Nations. Additionally, he talked about the transfer of his position and various forms of graft. For example, the judge allowed the accused to call for bail money. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Som Inpayoong