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| Constructing the Identity of the Thai Judge: Virtue, Status, and Power | ||
| 作者 | Somanawat, Kitpatchara (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Asian Journal of Law and Society |
| 卷期 | v.5 n.1 |
| 出版日期 | 2018.05 |
| 頁次 | 91 - 110 |
| 出版者 | Cambridge University Press |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.cambridge.org/ |
| 出版地 | Cambridge, UK [劍橋, 英國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Author Affiliations: Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Chiang Mai University; PhD Candidate in History, Chiang Mai University. |
| 關鍵詞 | Thai judge; legal consciousness; identity; cultural politics; cremation volume; judicialization of politics |
| 摘要 | A central aspect of Thai legal consciousness since the mid-twentieth century, widely shared among the general population, has been a perception that judges have an exalted status entitling them to make broad-ranging pronouncements about social and political issues as well as legal matters. Popular legal consciousness of the Thai judge has to a large extent been shared by the judges themselves, as well as by their families and followers. The power and authority of Thai judges go far beyond the limited formal role they are given in Thailand’s civil-law system. This article suggests that the exceptional status of the Thai judge derives from a process of identity construction, emphasizing four traits that set the ideal judge apart from ordinary people. The first is that a Thai judge must be a “khon di” (good person), with specific reference to the traditions of Thai Buddhism. The second is that a Thai judge must be polite, kind, and socially refined—a “phudi” (proper gentleman). The third characteristic of the ideal Thai judge is that he or she must be highly educated and knowledgeable about the law—a “phuru” (learned and wise person). The fourth trait is that a Thai judge must be a “phupakdi” (loyal servant of the king), not only loyal to the monarchy as an institution, but to the late King Rama IX as a person. When the identity of the Thai judge is constructed from these four constituent elements, the pronouncements of the judge acquire legitimacy, even when they range beyond the narrow letter of the law. The article explores this central aspect of Thai legal consciousness by analyzing the construction of judges’ identities through a distinctive set of historical documents—the cremation volumes (nangsue ngan sop) that are published and distributed at the funerals of noted public figures. These volumes contain a wealth of biographical information as well as related legal and historical material that shed light on the life and work of Thailand’s most prominent judges during the past 50 years. |
| 目次 | Abstract 91 Keywords 91 1. INTRODUCTION 91 2. LEGAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF THAI JUDGES THROUGH A HISTORICAL APPROACH 93 3. SANYA DHARMASAKTI: IDEAL IMAGE OF THE THAI JUDGE 95 4. CONSTRUCTING THE COLLECTIVE IDENTITY OF THAI JUDGES 98 4.1 Khon Di (the Good Person) 99 4.2 Phudi (the Proper Gentleman) 100 4.3 Phuru (the Learned and Wise Person) 101 4.4 Phu Phakdi (Loyal Servant of the King) 102 5. IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION AND THE ROLE OF THE JUDGE IN THAI SOCIETY 105 6. CONCLUSION 107 REFERENCES 109 |
| ISSN | 20529015 (P); 20529023 (E) |
| DOI | 10.1017/als.2017.32 |
| 點閱次數 | 5 |
| 建檔日期 | 2024.09.10 |
| 更新日期 | 2024.09.10 |
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