Truth on trial in Thailand : defamation, treason, and lèse-majesté /
Streckfuss, David.
London : Routledge,
2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [434]-462) and index.
Introduction : The defamation dilemma of Thailand -- The truth recently discovered -- Regimes of truth, regimes of defamation -- Truth and treason in old Siam -- Chronology of Thai defamation-based laws -- Normalizing "abnormal times" and the endless state of exception -- Intent and import -- The insulted and defamed (the individual to the nation) -- The insulted and defamed (monarchy and lèse-majesté) -- The people -- Culture and traitor -- Thai-ification and colonisation -- Defamation and truth -- Conclusion -- Appendix I : Thai laws on defamation (slander and libel) -- Appendix II : Five versions of the Thai law on sedition -- Appendix III : Four versions of the Thai lese majesty law and two proposed amendments -- Appendix IV : Defamation-based coup decrees on defamation -- Appendix V : Thai constitutions, 1932-present -- Appendix VI : Court decisions.
Libel and slander
Lese majesty
Political crimes and offenses