Ruined temple: conflict between two government units: case study on a legal case in court from Thailand

Abstract

In any county with a long history, there are usually local abandoned ancient places. Those ancient places are usually considered important local national heritage and the conservation is usually required. In Thailand, a tropical country in Indochina, there are many ancient places due to a very long local history.  Since Buddhism has been practiced in Thailand for many centuries, there are many ancient Buddhist places. Some places are abandoned and left such as ruined temples. Many ruined temples in Thailand are at risk from land invasion. The protection of the abandoned ruin temple in Thailand is by laws.  The government unit plays role in caring of the ruined temple. Nevertheless, there are many specific laws relating to protection of the ruined temple.  Here, the authors discuss on a specific interesting case study on legal case in Thai court. The case is a conflict between two government units. This is an interesting case study regarding the use of laws by different corresponding governmental bodies.