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

2181. Reference : MM-1-21-495

Interview with Som Inpayoong.

| February 5, 1969. Moerman interviewed Som on a number of interesting issues. For example, first, an intern judge had learnt how to take notes and skills for appraising the reliability of witnesses. Second, most lawyers were considerate of the judge, because they considered a judge to be a representative of the King. Third, they also talked about the disappearance of a witness during a trial because they were corrupt. Fourth, the power of the courts were beyond the control of the government. Fifth, the Assistant Judge was responsible for monitoring that the judge's decision was according to the evidence. Sixth, Som was doing research regarding the use of electronic devices to record trials. He believed that this method was able to document what had happened during the trial wihout bias. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Som Inpayoong.

2182. Reference : MM-1-21-496

Interview with Ple.

| February 4 1969. Moerman interviewed with Ple on a number of interesting issues. For example, first, in the past as a career, judges had been highly paid and ranked highly in social position. Second, judging lawsuits required experience. Third, the qualifications of judges had become lower than those in the past, because new judges had worked at an early age and lacked work experience. Fourth, the talk also reviewed the various forms of the bribery process in which judges were involved. Fifth, problems in communication between the officials and local people, who spoke the local language. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Ple.

2183. Reference : MM-1-21-497

Interview with the head of judges in Lampang.

| June 16, 1969. Bodin interviewed the head of judges in Lampang Province on several issues of note. First, most cases that occurred in Lampang were related to the illegal appropriation of guns and drugs. Second, the process of the trial for a heroin case at the military court required two judges from outside, and both parties needed to be in agreement in order to punish the accused. Third, information regarding a hearing in a Karen case. Fourth, there were differences between criminal and civil cases. Fifth, the range of the detention time before a suspect would be be judged by the court. In particular the accused was detained in an area away from the city, and it was necessary to follow certain steps and took time to travel to the provincial court; thus the accused was detained over time limit for detention (36 hours). | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with the head of judges in Lampang.

2184. Reference : MM-1-21-498

Interview with haed J of Nan.

| June 18, 1969. Moerman interviewed the head of the judges in Nan. Interesting issues included: first, the majority of cases occurring in Nan province were civil cases. One type of case was related to the sale of oranges, as this was the main area of production for the province. Second, regarding the disability of the judges towards understanding the local languages, it required the clerks assistance in translation. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with haed J of Nan.

2185. Reference : MM-1-21-499

Interview with Duang, head of regional courts region.

| January 23, 1969. Duang told Moerman about his duties as head of the regional courts. He was responsible for examing the cases and comments which were sent by the Provincial Courts under his responsibility. He would supply his comments, comparing the main opinions of the judges who were responsible for the case, in particular important cases and those which received high public attention. For example, fraud cases involving large sums of money or corruption cases that involved state officials. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Duang, head of regional courts region.

2186. Reference : MM-1-21-500

Lunch with Phenthip and Miphat.

| July 21, 1969. Morerman had lunch with Penthip and Miphat. Various issues of interest included: first, during the trial if the questions of the defendant's attorney were inappropriate, the judge might call the attorney to talk secretly. Secondly, the examination required for an of attorney level 2 and level 1 was discussed. Thirdly, sometimes the attorney would sent complaints about a lawsuit jugement to the Minister of Justice. Fourth, the mistakes of judgement incurred. For example, when judges in different courts considered the same case, but the penalty was different. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Lunch with Phenthip and Miphat.

2187. Reference : MM-1-21-501

Lunch with the judge

| January 21, 1969. Moerman had lunch with Penthip and Miphat and discussed various issues. For example, this year, the court could close more cases than last year. According the opinion of Moerman, both seemed to be close. Third, if a judge graduated from abroad, he and/or she would have chance to be promoted faster than the others who had graduated from domestic universities. Fourth, the work and status in society were also an important factor of promotion. Fifth, in order to promote the position, proposed articles were required for consideration. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Lunch with the judge

2188. Reference : MM-1-21-502

Interview with Praphat, secretary of the supreme court.

| February 4, 1969. Moerman interviewed Praphat, who currently served as Secretary of the Supreme Court on various issues. For example, first, before serving as Secretary of the Supreme Court Praphat worked as a court registrar, attorney, prosecutor and judge. Second, the Bar Council had decided to set up an institution to provide legal knowledge for those who had graduated from Thammasat University (?). Third, to alleviate the burden of the class 1 lawyer and to give a chance to help people who did not enough money to hire lawyers, the class 2 lawyers were allowed to conduct lawsuits throughout the Kingdom of Thailand. Fourth, the Supreme Court was an independent body to settle lawsuits and the final result could differ from the one of the District Court judge and the one of the Court of Appeal. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Praphat, secretary of the supreme court.

2189. Reference : MM-1-21-503

Lunch with Mipat.

| April 29. Moerman collected data at a luncheon of judges on various, interesting issues. First, witnesses who were called by the court would get ‘conduct money’. The amount depended on the type of case. Second, relating to personal history of Winit, his father was a former judge. He was arrested because of his involvement in a coup d'etat. Third, Pat was expected to serve as a judge of the Supreme Court; however, to work in this department needed backing. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Lunch with Mipat.

2190. Reference : MM-1-21-504

Interview with Sansern

| June 19-20, 1969. Moerman interviewed Sansern on various interesting issues. First, objection was needed in a trial. Second, the personal history of Sansern and his past work experience. Third, language was a barrier in trial. Fourth, during the trial judges needed to write down words as well as comments in a notebook. In some cases judges could not take notes while following the trial. That was the reason shorthand note-takers were hired to assist the judges. However, the information obtained from the note-takers had to be used carefully. There might be some errors in recording. Fifth, experience was very important for the judges, because they had to consider the conviction of the defendants. Sixth, in the opinion of Sansern, the process of judgment was fair and equitable according to Constitution. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Sansern