This book offers a general framework for understanding the main concepts rules and
institutions of the Thai legal system. It details the history of the civil and commercial code
and provides readers with valuable information about the main principles that regulate
relations between private individuals. Written in a clear and easy-to-understand style it
first presents the general principles of law and then addresses more specific aspects. It not
only defines private law but also explores how it works and why it works the way it does.
Topics covered include general rules of law the law of obligations and contracts the
management of affairs without mandate and unjustified benefits the law of property family law
and the law of inheritance.