Spring 2001 issue of Thailand Law Forum, Thailand's 1st international legal journal

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Feature Articles :

History of Cannabis
and Anti-Marijuana
Laws in Thailand

Thailand’s Notable
Criminal Extradition
Cases

Guide for Tourists
to Laws in Thailand

Neither Free nor Fair:
Burma’s Sham Elections

Sex Laws in Thailand:
Part 1

Renewable Energy
in Thailand

Transsexuals and
Thai Law

Foreign Mafia in
Thailand

Thailand Lawyer Blog:

Courts Order Thai
  Military to Cease
  Labeling Transsexuals
  as Mentally Ill

Work Permit Law
Changes in Thailand

Bahamian Supreme Court
Ruling Backs
Prenuptial Agreement

The US FATCA:
  “The Neutron Bomb
  the Global Financial
  System”?

The Effects of the US
  Government’s Policies
  on Americans Living
  Abroad

Chinese Assimilation
in Thailand vs. Malaysia

Illegal Wildlife
Trafficking in Asia:
Thailand as a Hub?

Rabbi Enforcing
Jewish Divorce Order
Arrested by FBI

U.S. Prenuptial
  Agreements in Thailand:
  Why Thai Law is
  Important

US Immigration in
Decline?

Abortion and Family
Planning Law in
the Philippines

U.S. Courts and the
  Application of Foreign
  Law to International
  Prenuptial Agreements

Thailand Blasted by 2011
Human Trafficking Report

US Expats on Alert:
  New US Tax Law
  Extends IRS’s Reach
  Internationally

Hangover 2 and
the Thai Censors

Thailand’s Film
Industry Steps Up

2001 Issue 1 ( Spring )

Family Law of Thailand by Wimolsiri Jamnarnwej. This article discusses the foundations of the Family Law of Thailand, with an analysis of betrothal and promise to marry, marriage, grounds for a Thai divorce, property of husband and wife, and spousal maintenance.

GATT AND THE PROTECTION OF THE GLOBAL COMMONS: IMPLICATION OF THE TUNA-DOLPHIN I, II CASES by Sakda Phanitchul. This article discusses the relationship and conflicts between the GATT, environmental protection issues and multilateral environmental treaties, with particular emphasis on the Tuna-Dolphin cases.

Law and Society by William J. Klausner. This article examines the effects of the imbalance between law and custom in contemporary Thai society and explores ways and means to achieve a congruence and constructive tension between these two forces.

Thailand's Legal System: Requirements, Practice, and Ethical Conduct by Charunun Sathitsuksomboon (Tilleke & Gibbins). This article discusses the structure of Thailand's legal system and the controls imposed on the conduct of the professionals involved in the Thailand Legal System.

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