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

2211. Reference : MM-1-21-525

The relationship between the judge

| March 21, 1969. Joe O'Neill gave information to Moerman about the work of each judge. Penthip often conducted trials which were associated with foreigners. Miphat had the case of Christian missionary groups sued by an owner, with lèse majesté. Winit and Pat had served as a judge. Thawee had a lot of responsibility. Because the Chief Judge assigned the case is often easy for him. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

The relationship between the judge

2212. Reference : MM-1-21-526

Sansern.

| June 27, 1969. Sansern was expected to be appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Justice or he would be chairman of the Supreme Court. He was highly talented and received la aw degree at the age of twenty-three years. At the age of thirty-three years he was Chief Judge in Phuket. Miphat was interested to study Sansern’s idea regarding society and social judgments. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Sansern.

2213. Reference : MM-1-21-527

Sangsern.

| After working as member of a tribunal at the Court of Appeal at certain times, Sansern was transferred to work at the Supreme Court. Although the new position was higher, it was less important and had less power. Miphat was interested in asking Sansern about the shame of the people who commit sins in society, and on the change of the role of law enforcement within society. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Sangsern.

2214. Reference : MM-1-21-528

Status of judges.

| March 24, 1969. The promotion of a judge was associated with seniority and educational background. Those who graduated from abroad would have more opportunity to be advanced due to his duties. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Status of judges.

2215. Reference : MM-1-21-529

Vichit, the judge

| January 30, 1969. The profile and work history of the judge Vichit. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Vichit, the judge

2216. Reference : MM-1-21-530

Law.

| May 21, 1969. Opinions of the various judges on judgments. Even if the accused were guilty in similar cases, the penalty they received may vary depending on the discretion of the individual judge. This was because the motivation of the accused varied. If the same penalty was applied for all the similar cases, the judgment of the court would be no longer necessary. March 28, 1969. The employer would agree to pay compensation if the employee caused the damages to the third party, such as in case of accidents. The owner of a bus company would compensate for damages to people who had been hit by the bus. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Law.

2217. Reference : MM-1-21-531

Intent

| June 10, 1969. According to Thai law, Prawin focused on "intent" because it could be used in court to prove the actions of human beings, as according to the saying, "Actions are indicators of intent.” For example, people who buy stolen goods acknowledging they were stolen shall be judged guilty, and be punished with imprisonment. But people who buy from dealers who bought the stolen goods without knowing the source may be punished with just a penalty. However, the penalty would depend on the discretion of the court. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Intent

2218. Reference : MM-1-21-532

Laws regarding sexual practices.

| August 10, 1969. A change in the law regarding sexual practices. In the past to have sex with the same sex, or use of the mouth on the sex organs was prohibited. But in the present time it had become increasingly tolerated. However, such acts were still prohibited in public because it was considered obscene. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Laws regarding sexual practices.

2219. Reference : MM-1-21-533

Law on maniac

| May 23, 1969. Penthip released an insane person who illegally carried a gun without penalty. This was because he considered that the man to be mentally unbalanced. However if it is a serious crime, the state of the person would need to be clinically diagnosed while he was committing the incident – to determine whether he had a mental disorder or not. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Law on maniac

2220. Reference : MM-1-21-534

Law between parents - child

| Mid-May 1969. If a child committed an offense against the property of parents, the penalty would be determined as less guilty than with others. In addition, there could be negotiation and compromise. If the offense concerned the use of force on parents, the penalty would become more severe than with other people. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Law between parents - child