David Streckfuss

Truth on Trial in Thailand

Defamation, Treason, and Lèse-Majesté

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the basics of the defamation law as it applies to private-sphere defamation and looks at the peculiar permutations created by the use of public-sphere defamation laws in Thailand, particularly in terms of creating and protecting a nationalist identity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 508
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 715g
• ISBN-13: 9780415675741
• ISBN-10: 041567574X
• Artikelnr.: 33381165

Autorenporträt

David Streckfuss is Director of the CIEE Research and Development Institute at Khon Kaen University, Thailand

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Defamation Dilemma of Thailand 1. The Truth Recently
Discovered 2. Regimes of Truth, Regimes of Defamation 3. Truth and Treason
in Old Siam 4. Chronology of Thai Defamation-Based Laws 5. Normalizing
"Abnormal Times" and the Endless State Of Exception 6. Intent and Import 7.
The Insulted and Defamed (The Individual to the Nation) 8. The Insulted and
Defamed (Monarchy and Lèse-Majesté) 9. The People 10. Culture and Traitor
11. Thai-ification And Colonisation 12. Defamation and Truth 13. Conclusion
Appendix - Thai Defamation-Based Laws, 1900 to Present