The Palace Law of Ayutthaya and the Thammasat: Law and Kingship in Siam

Book Overview

This book contains the first academic translations of key legal texts from the Ayutthaya era (1351-1767), along with an essay on the role of law in Thai history. The legal history of Southeast Asia has languished because few texts are accessible in translation. The Three Seals Code is a collection of Thai legal manuscripts surviving from the Ayutthaya era. The Palace Law, probably dating to the late fifteenth century, was the principal law...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877277699
• ISBN13: 9780877277699
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher