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General Principles of Thai Criminal Law

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  • © 2021

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Authors:
  1. Alessandro Stasi

    1. Mahidol University International College, Nakhonpathom, Thailand

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  • Makes a significant contribution to the understanding of Thai criminal law in Southeast Asia
  • Distinguishes those breaches of law which are crimes from those which are merely illegal without being criminal
  • Provides a comprehensive overview and selected details of criminal procedure law in a clear and straightforward manner
  • Creates a reliable legal framework for students in law and can be used in comparative studies in the field of public law

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Basic Concepts and Principles of Criminal Law

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    Pages 1-14

  3. The Function of Criminal Law in Society

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    Pages 15-23

  4. Actus Reus and Mens Rea

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    Pages 25-30

  5. Excusatory and Justificatory Defenses

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    Pages 31-47

  6. Attempts

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    Pages 49-52

  7. Secondary Party Liability

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    Pages 53-59

  8. Offenses Causing Death

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    Pages 61-74

  9. Nonfatal Offenses Against the Person

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    Pages 75-93

  10. Offenses Relating to the Security of the Kingdom

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    Pages 95-102

  11. Offense of Theft

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    Pages 103-120

  12. Other Property Offenses

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    Pages 121-130

  13. Modes of Judicial Proof and Rules of Evidence

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    Pages 131-151

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 153-156
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About this book

This book is centered around the major issues relating to criminal law in Thailand and aims to offer a detailed and systematic overview of the Thai criminal justice system. It is designed as a traditional textbook of criminal law which provides a succinct focused coverage of all the relevant aspects of laws, judgments, and legal reforms in a concise and readable form. Although all topics have been previously treated in the Thai language, this is the first and most comprehensive work in the English language about Thai criminal law. The book covers not only the legal system, starting from the Penal Code of 1908 and emphasizing the substantial changes that have been introduced in the past decades, but also the deep influence of doctrine and case law. It is built up in several layers, starting from the general rule, to gradually examine the more specific ones.
 The book begins with the elementary legal concepts to be learned by the reader, by defining the fundamental principles underlying the Thai criminal system and outlining its objectives. It then extensively describes the main offences under the Thai Penal Code and classifies those breaches of law which are crimes from those which are merely illegal without being criminal. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Mahidol University International College, Nakhonpathom, Thailand

    Alessandro Stasi

About the author

Alessandro Stasi is an Italian academic and lawyer. He read law at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, and took his First State Exam in 2006. He then moved to France and graduated from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis where he obtained a master’s degree and two doctorates in comparative business law. Alessandro Stasi was Adjunct Professor in Law at the Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand, and also taught law at the and King Mongkut's Institute of Technology. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Law at the Mahidol University International College, Thailand. In addition to being the author of several books (most recently Elements of Thai Civil Law and General Principles of Thai Private Law), he also writes academic articles in leading international journals.

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