Tort, custom, and karma : globalization and legal consciousness in Thailand / David M. Engel and Jaruwan S. Engel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Engel, David M.

Contributor:

Engel, Jaruwan S.

Series:

Cultural lives of law.

The cultural lives of law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism and law--Thailand.

Buddhism and law.

Culture and law.

Law and globalization--Thailand.

Law and globalization.

Torts--Thailand.

Torts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law Books, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This colorful portrait of law and society during a period of rapid social change reaches a counter-intuitive conclusion about the role of law in injury cases: globalization has led ordinary Thai people to turn away from courts and lawyers and to embrace a form of religious practice that leaves them without any remedy for harms they have suffered.

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Romanization of Thai Words and Phrases; Introduction; 1. Buajan's Injury Narrative; 2. Chiangmai: A History of Globalizations; 3. State Law and the Law of Sacred Centers; 4. Injury Practices in a Transformed Society; 5. Litigation; 6. Justice; 7. Ming's Injury Narrative; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary of Thai Words and Phrases; Names of Injury Victims Referenced in Text; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-184) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Nov 2020)

ISBN:

9780804773751

0804773750

OCLC:

638861387