george Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Adultery law move BANGKOK: -- Men will be able to demand compensation from their wives' lovers if the National Legislative Assembly gives the green light today to three legal drafts being proposed by the Justice Ministry. Currently, only wives can demand compensation if their husbands commit adultery. "The draft laws aim to give men and women equal rights," Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjittha said yesterday. The amendments also intend to allow men to take legal action if they are raped. The ministry wants an arbitration institute to be established to mediate civil disputes. --The Nation 2007-01-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaanbrit Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Huh, like men need more rights But good news for men :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
November Rain Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 The amendments also intend to allow men to take legal action if they are raped.--The Nation 2007-01-17 I'm assuming we're talking rape by other men & not by women !? Fair enough, why should women have more rights in marital disputes? Good that they're evening it up. I didn't realise that women could apply for compensation for adultery on the part of the husband. Do many women actually apply for the compensation, anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHarries Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 The amendments also intend to allow men to take legal action if they are raped.--The Nation 2007-01-17 I'm assuming we're talking rape by other men & not by women !? Apparently it is possible under (UK) law for a man to claim he was raped by a woman. The hard (pun intended)part is finding a judge and jury who could stop laughing long enough to pass judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazu Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Perhaps the Brits have changed the law about raping, but the law laid down by them many years ago in Hong Kong actually describe raping as penis inserting into vagina, so man can rape a lady but not the other way around. Also for the law about other forms sexual harrassment is a single direction from man to woman but not vice versa. I remember a few years ago a lady found the man sitting next to him on the bus in Hong Kong too attractive, she opened his pants' zip, wanted to perform a blowjob. Police came and charged the lady for "disturbing social order" instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Just curious if they've also made it easier for women to sue for divorce in cases of adultery? Previously the man could divorce the woman if she cheated on him but a woman could only sue for divorce if the man had kept another woman as if she were his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaigene2 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Just curious if they've also made it easier for women to sue for divorce in cases of adultery? Previously the man could divorce the woman if she cheated on him but a woman could only sue for divorce if the man had kept another woman as if she were his wife. Also curious to know what the law says about custody rights. I heard long ago that in Thailand it's the man that usually gets legal custody of the kids following divorce. Is that true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithson Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I also read that there's no such thing as rape in marriage under Thai law. Is that still the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felt 35 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Adultery law moveBANGKOK: -- Men will be able to demand compensation from their wives' lovers if the National Legislative Assembly gives the green light today to three legal drafts being proposed by the Justice Ministry. Currently, only wives can demand compensation if their husbands commit adultery. "The draft laws aim to give men and women equal rights," Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjittha said yesterday. The amendments also intend to allow men to take legal action if they are raped. The ministry wants an arbitration institute to be established to mediate civil disputes. Huh, then Thailand will need an education system and University with the only task as to educate people for the juridical system and lawyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammered Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Should fill the courts up with more inane cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZ Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 So before you jump into bed with someone you must make sure they are not married or you could get sued. How do you do that, I know there is a thing called marriage license, can you get a singles license to prove that you are single? I’m not married so I may have missed something here but I thought that if there was infidelity in a marriage that would primarily be because there is a problem between or with one of the spouses not because there is an outsider around and now he is the one getting the whole blame and the only one getting sued???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHarries Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Perhaps the Brits have changed the law about raping, but the law laid down by them many years ago in Hong Kong actually describe raping as penis inserting into vagina, so man can rape a lady but not the other way around. Also for the law about other forms sexual harrassment is a single direction from man to woman but not vice versa. I remember a few years ago a lady found the man sitting next to him on the bus in Hong Kong too attractive, she opened his pants' zip, wanted to perform a blowjob. Police came and charged the lady for "disturbing social order" instead. So if she gets done up the "second hole" it's not rape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laulen Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I'm all for equality where 'matters of the heart' are concerned. Passing a wise judgement may well be another thing, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 NLA passes first reading of bill to allow male victims to sue their rapists BANGKOK: -- National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday accepted the principle of proposed legal amendments that will allow male rape victims to sue their abusers. As parts of the proposed amendments, cuckolded husbands will also be able to demand compensation in from their wives' lovers while an engaged person is entitled to receive compensation from other person (s) who have sex with, rape or attempt to rape his fianc้e or her fianc้. Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjittha Wednesday explained that the proposed amendments to the criminal code would make it an offence for individuals to rape a person who is not their wife or husband. -- The Nation 2007-01-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottlerocket Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I see a big scam developing: Thai man sends his wife out to meet and greet a farang. Unsuspecting farang takes her back to short time hotel and husband bursts in raising a ruckus with the hotel staff in tow. The police are called and the fine is extracted. What do you think about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Witt Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 So before you jump into bed with someone you must make sure they are not married or you could get sued. How do you do that, I know there is a thing called marriage license, can you get a singles license to prove that you are single? Yes but you cannot get a "multiple entry" one in any of the Thai Embassies in Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Witt Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Adultery law moveBANGKOK: -- Men will be able to demand compensation from their wives' lovers if the National Legislative Assembly gives the green light today to three legal drafts being proposed by the Justice Ministry. Note lovers (plural). So the Thai guys whos wives go off to work in the bars in Bangkok and Pattaya should be driving around in Mercs soon? This one is almost as good as capital controls and the Foreign Business Act. Someone posted a thread here the other day about "What next" but nobody came up with this one. Amazing Thailand strikes again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dupont Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) I see a big scam developing:Thai man sends his wife out to meet and greet a farang. Unsuspecting farang takes her back to short time hotel and husband bursts in raising a ruckus with the hotel staff in tow. The police are called and the fine is extracted. What do you think about this? Let the buyer beware? not heard this first hand in LOS in 15 years. Heard about it in London though in the 70's so its more than possible. Edited January 17, 2007 by Dupont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanBangkok Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 are you saying in london you can sue a guy who bangs your wife? that is absolutely ridiculous. why not just go back to burning her and him at the stake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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