Wanthong Court's discretion in Khun Chang Khun Phaen literature DOI:

Abstract

          This academic paper has the objectives of 1) to study the judicial process of Wanthong 2) To study and compare the punishment of Wanthong with the punishment in Phra thammasat, Phra aiyakan achya luang, Phra aiyakan krabot suek, Phra aiyakan laksana phu mia. Use the principle of No Crime, no Punishment without Law as a framework for research concepts. There is one type of research tool that is documentary research by using primary documents, including the above laws and secondary documents such as research papers, research articles, related academic articles. This academic article The author will present 1) Introduction                              2) Wanthong : The image of a adulterous woman in literature 3) Death Penalty in Khun Chang Khun Phaen 4) Punishment according to monasticism in the Phra aiyakan laksana phu mia 5) Phra Thammasat: a tool for controlling the king's judgment 6) an analysis of Wanthong Court's discretion in Khun Chang Khun Phaen literature, and 7) a conclusion. Findings from this article revealed that Wanthong's death sentence was inconsistent with the accusation, which was not in accordance with the discretionary framework in Pra Thammasat. Other statutory sanctions have been applied. As a result, Wanthong's trial was unfair. These findings are useful for analyzing the allegations and punishment according to the same literature. This will be useful for further critical study of the history of Thai law.