Reviewed by Wichuda Atthamethakon, LL.M., Thai Bar Licence 3149/2556, for ThaiLawOnline, a Thai law firm acting for foreigners since 2006.
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- 4 November 2026: Added the statute box with Thai, English and French text and checked the page against the official text
Married in Miami in 1990. Widowed in Thailand in 2023. And then told by the person who had cared for her late husband that her marriage “did not count” here because it was never registered at a Thai district office. In Supreme Court Decision No. 170/2569 (2026) (black case no. พ.630/2568, on appeal from the Court of Appeal Region 6), the Supreme Court of Thailand rejected that argument completely, and in doing so gave couples who married abroad, in a case decided under Section 1459 of the Civil and Commercial Code, a clear, citable answer to one of the most common questions we hear at ThaiLawOnline: is my foreign marriage valid in Thailand?
Last reviewed: 31 August 2026. Supreme Court Decision 170/2569 was read in full in Thai, to its final disposition, from the deka.in.th record, and its docket details were checked against that source. Sections 1459 paragraph 1, 1658, 1705 and 1718 of the Civil and Commercial Code were read against the Thai text in our own annotated Code, and Section 20 of the Conflict of Laws Act B.E. 2481 was read paragraph by paragraph from the published Thai text of the Act. Supreme Court Decision 2102/2551, cited here for the position of an unmarried partner, was read in full in Thai. The Kor Ror 22 family status register is described from the Ministry of Interior Regulation on Family Registration B.E. 2541.
Yes. And you do not need to register it again in Thailand for it to count.
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Foreign Marriage Valid in Thailand
What the Supreme Court decided in Dika 170/2569
The couple married in Florida in 1990, in a ceremony valid under Florida law. The husband later lived, and died, in Thailand, and the person who had cared for him in his last months, a beneficiary under his will, petitioned the Thai court over his estate, arguing that the widow was not a lawful spouse because the marriage had never been registered or re-registered with a Thai registrar.
The Supreme Court held that the marriage was valid in Thailand, quoting Section 1459 paragraph 1 of the Civil and Commercial Code and Section 20 paragraph 2 of the Conflict of Laws Act B.E. 2481 (1938). Section 1459 paragraph 1 is the provision that does the work here: a marriage abroad involving a Thai national may be made in the form prescribed by Thai law or by the law of the country where it takes place. Under Section 1459 paragraph 1, a marriage abroad involving a Thai national may follow the form of Thai law or of the country where it took place, and Section 20 of the Conflict of Laws Act gives the same result; the Court found no evidence against the Florida record, so the marriage was valid. These provisions settle the form of the marriage, not every other condition of it. Section 1459 by its terms covers a marriage abroad between Thai nationals or between a Thai national and a foreigner, so the decision does not by itself rule on a marriage between two foreigners: for that, the form rule is Section 20 paragraph 1 of the Conflict of Laws Act, which is statute and not this decision. That made the widow a statutory heir as a surviving spouse under Section 1629 of the Civil and Commercial Code, entitled to inherit under the shares set out in Section 1635.
The rule: no Thai registration, and no “re-registration” at an amphoe (district office), is required for a marriage validly celebrated abroad to have full legal effect in Thailand, including inheritance rights.
The legal foundations: Section 1459 and the Conflict of Laws Act
Two provisions did the work in this case, and they are worth understanding because they protect thousands of Thai-foreign and foreign-foreign couples living in Thailand.
Section 1459 paragraph 1, Civil and Commercial Code
A marriage in a foreign country may be effected according to the form prescribed by Thai law or by the law of the country where the marriage takes place. In other words, Thai law itself says a foreign-form marriage is an acceptable form of marriage.
Section 20, Conflict of Laws Act B.E. 2481
Section 20 has two paragraphs and they say different things. Paragraph one is the rule most people mean: a marriage made in accordance with the form prescribed by the law of the country where it was made is valid. Paragraph two, which is the one the Supreme Court quoted in this case, adds that a marriage made abroad between Thai nationals, or between a Thai national and a foreigner, in accordance with the form prescribed by Thai law is also valid. So a courthouse wedding in Miami that satisfies Florida law satisfies Thai private international law under paragraph one and under Section 1459 paragraph 1 of the Code. For an overview of how marriage works under Thai law generally, see our guide to marriage in Thailand and the legal consequences of marriage in Thailand.
The law behind this page
English
Section 20 Act on Conflict of Laws B.E. 2481
Full text
A marriage celebrated in accordance with the form prescribed by the law of the country where the marriage is celebrated is valid. A marriage between Thai subjects, or between a Thai subject and an alien, celebrated in a foreign country in accordance with the form prescribed by Thai law, is valid.
ThaiLawOnline translation
Section 1459
Full text
A marriage in a foreign country between Thai nationals, or between a Thai national and a foreigner, may be effected according to the form prescribed by Thai law or by the law of the country where it takes place. If the spouses desire to have the marriage registered according to Thai law, the registration shall be effected by a Thai Diplomatic or Consular Officer.
ThaiLawOnline translation
Section 17 Family Registration Act B.E. 2478
Full text
If any act concerning family status has been done in a foreign country in the form prescribed by the law of the country where it was done, an interested person may apply to have it recorded in Siam, but must submit the documents evidencing that act, duly certified, together with a Thai translation, at that party's own expense. If such an act has been done in a foreign country in the form prescribed by Siamese law, the Siamese diplomatic or consular officer shall send a duly certified copy of the register or record to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for forwarding to the Ministry of Interior.
ThaiLawOnline translation
Section 19 Act on Conflict of Laws B.E. 2481
Full text
The conditions of marriage are governed by the law of the nationality of each party.
ThaiLawOnline translation
Section 1629
There are only six classes of statutory heirs, entitled in this order, subject to Section 1630 paragraph 2: (1) descendants; (2) parents; (3) full-blood siblings; (4) half-blood siblings; (5) grandparents; (6) uncles and aunts. The surviving spouse is also a statutory heir, subject to the special provisions of Section 1635.
Full text
There are only six classes of statutory heir and, subject to Section 1630 paragraph 2, each class is entitled to inherit in the following order: (1) descendants; (2) parents; (3) brothers and sisters of full blood; (4) brothers and sisters of half blood; (5) grandparents; (6) uncles and aunts. The surviving spouse is also a statutory heir, subject to the special provisions of Section 1635.
ThaiLawOnline translation
Section 1635
The surviving spouse takes the same share as a child where there are descendants (or their representatives); one half where there are full-blood siblings (or their representatives), or parents and no descendants; two thirds where there are half-blood siblings, grandparents, or uncles and aunts (or their representatives); and the whole estate where there is no statutory heir under Section 1629.
Full text
The order and the share of the surviving spouse in the estate of the deceased are as follows: (1) if there is an heir under Section 1629 (1) surviving, or represented as the case may be, the surviving spouse is entitled to the same share as an heir of the rank of a child; (2) if there is an heir under Section 1629 (3) surviving, or represented, or if there is no heir under Section 1629 (1) but there is an heir under Section 1629 (2), as the case may be, the surviving spouse is entitled to one half of the estate; (3) if there is an heir under Section 1629 (4) or (6) surviving, or represented, or an heir under Section 1629 (5), as the case may be, the surviving spouse is entitled to two thirds of the estate; (4) if there is none of the heirs listed in Section 1629, the surviving spouse is entitled to the whole estate.
ThaiLawOnline translation
Section 1718
Three classes of person cannot be an administrator of an estate: those who have not yet reached majority, those of unsound mind or whom the court has adjudged quasi-incompetent, and those whom the court has adjudged bankrupt.
Full text
The following persons cannot be administrators of an estate: (1) persons who have not yet reached majority; (2) persons of unsound mind, or persons whom the court has adjudged quasi-incompetent; (3) persons whom the court has adjudged bankrupt.
ThaiLawOnline translation
Section 1705
A will, or any clause in it, is void if it contravenes Section 1652, 1653, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1660, 1661 or 1663. The list is closed and covers the bar on a ward making a will in favour of the guardian or the guardian's close relatives before the guardianship account is rendered (Section 1652), the bar on the writer, the witnesses and their spouses taking a benefit (Section 1653), and the formal requirements for each type of will. Because the section applies to a clause as well as to a whole will, a single offending gift can fail while the rest of the will stands.
Full text
A will or clause in a will is void if it is contrary to the provisions of Section 1652, 1653, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1660, 1661, or 1663.
ThaiLawOnline translation
ไทย
มาตรา 20 พระราชบัญญัติว่าด้วยการขัดกันแห่งกฎหมาย พุทธศักราช 2481
ข้อความเต็ม
การสมรสซึ่งได้ทำถูกต้องตามแบบที่บัญญัติไว้ในกฎหมายแห่งประเทศที่ทำการสมรสนั้น ย่อมเป็นอันสมบูรณ์ การสมรสระหว่างคนในบังคับไทย หรือคนในบังคับไทยกับคนต่างด้าว ซึ่งได้ทำในต่างประเทศโดยถูกต้องตามแบบที่กฎหมายไทยกำหนดไว้ ย่อมเป็นอันสมบูรณ์
ตรงตามข้อความในราชกิจจานุเบกษา / สำนักงานคณะกรรมการกฤษฎีกา (Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State)
มาตรา 1459
ข้อความเต็ม
การสมรสในต่างประเทศระหว่างคนที่มีสัญชาติไทยด้วยกัน หรือฝ่ายใดฝ่ายหนึ่งมีสัญชาติไทย จะทำตามแบบที่กำหนดไว้ตามกฎหมายไทยหรือกฎหมายแห่งประเทศนั้นก็ได้ในกรณีที่คู่สมรสประสงค์จะจดทะเบียนตามกฎหมายไทย ให้พนักงานทูตหรือกงสุลไทยเป็นผู้รับจดทะเบียน
ตรงตามข้อความในราชกิจจานุเบกษา / สำนักงานคณะกรรมการกฤษฎีกา (Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State)
มาตรา 17 พระราชบัญญัติจดทะเบียนครอบครัว พุทธศักราช 2478
ข้อความเต็ม
ถ้าการใด ๆ อันเกี่ยวกับฐานะแห่งครอบครัวได้ทำขึ้นในต่างประเทศตามแบบซึ่งกฎหมายแห่งประเทศที่ทำขึ้นนั้นบัญญัติไว้ ผู้มีส่วนได้เสียจะขอให้บันทึกในประเทศสยามก็ได้ แต่ต้องยื่นเอกสารอันเป็นหลักฐานแห่งการนั้นโดยมีคำรับรองถูกต้องพร้อมกับคำแปลภาษาไทย ซึ่งฝ่ายนั้นต้องเป็นผู้ออกค่าใช้จ่าย ถ้าการดังกล่าวแล้วได้ทำขึ้นในต่างประเทศตามแบบซึ่งกฎหมายสยามบัญญัติไว้ ให้เจ้าพนักงานทูตหรือกงสุลสยามส่งสำเนาทะเบียนหรือบันทึกซึ่งได้รับรองถูกต้องแล้วไปยังกระทรวงการต่างประเทศเพื่อส่งต่อไปยังกระทรวงมหาดไทย
ตรงตามข้อความในราชกิจจานุเบกษา / สำนักงานคณะกรรมการกฤษฎีกา (Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State)
มาตรา 19 พระราชบัญญัติว่าด้วยการขัดกันแห่งกฎหมาย พุทธศักราช 2481
ข้อความเต็ม
เงื่อนไขแห่งการสมรสให้เป็นไปตามกฎหมายสัญชาติของคู่กรณีแต่ละฝ่าย
ตรงตามข้อความในราชกิจจานุเบกษา / สำนักงานคณะกรรมการกฤษฎีกา (Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State)
มาตรา 1629
ข้อความเต็ม
ทายาทโดยธรรมมีหกลำดับเท่านั้น และภายใต้บังคับแห่งมาตรา ๑๖๓๐ วรรค ๒ แต่ละลำดับมีสิทธิได้รับมรดกก่อนหลังดังต่อไปนี้ คือ (๑) ผู้สืบสันดาน (๒) บิดามารดา (๓) พี่น้องร่วมบิดามารดาเดียวกัน (๔) พี่น้องร่วมบิดาหรือร่วมมารดาเดียวกัน (๕) ปู่ ย่า ตา ยาย (๖) ลุง ป้า น้า อา คู่สมรสที่ยังมีชีวิตอยู่นั้นก็เป็นทายาทโดยธรรม ภายใต้บังคับของบทบัญญัติพิเศษแห่งมาตรา ๑๖๓๕
ข้อความจากฐานข้อมูลประมวลกฎหมายของเรา โปรดตรวจสอบกับข้อความทางการ (Thai text from our annotated code. Check it against the official text.)
มาตรา 1635
ข้อความเต็ม
ลำดับและส่วนแบ่งของคู่สมรสที่ยังมีชีวิตอยู่ในการรับมรดกของผู้ตายนั้น ให้เป็นไปดังต่อไปนี้ (๑) ถ้ามีทายาทตามมาตรา ๑๖๒๙ (๑) ซึ่งยังมีชีวิตอยู่หรือมีผู้รับมรดกแทนที่ แล้วแต่กรณี คู่สมรสที่ยังมีชีวิตอยู่นั้น มีสิทธิได้ส่วนแบ่งเสมือนหนึ่งว่าตนเป็นทายาทชั้นบุตร (๒) ถ้ามีทายาทตามมาตรา ๑๖๒๙ (๓) และทายาทนั้นยังมีชีวิตอยู่หรือมีผู้รับมรดกแทนที่ หรือถ้าไม่มีทายาทตามมาตรา ๑๖๒๙ (๑) แต่มีทายาทตามมาตรา ๑๖๒๙ (๒) แล้วแต่กรณี คู่สมรสที่ยังมีชีวิตอยู่นั้นมีสิทธิได้รับมรดกกึ่งหนึ่ง (๓) ถ้ามีทายาทตามมาตรา ๑๖๒๙ (๔) หรือ (๖) และทายาทนั้นยังมีชีวิตอยู่ หรือมีผู้รับมรดกแทนที่ หรือมีทายาทตามมาตรา ๑๖๒๙ (๕) แล้วแต่กรณี คู่สมรสที่ยังมีชีวิตอยู่ มีสิทธิได้มรดกสองส่วนในสาม (๔) ถ้าไม่มีทายาทดังที่ระบุไว้ในมาตรา ๑๖๒๙ คู่สมรสที่ยังมีชีวิตอยู่นั้นมีสิทธิได้รับมรดกทั้งหมด
ตรงตามข้อความในราชกิจจานุเบกษา / สำนักงานคณะกรรมการกฤษฎีกา (Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State)
มาตรา 1718
ข้อความเต็ม
บุคคลต่อไปนี้จะเป็นผู้จัดการมรดกไม่ได้(๑) ผู้ซึ่งยังไม่บรรลุนิติภาวะ(๒) บุคคลวิกลจริต หรือบุคคลซึ่งศาลสั่งให้เป็นผู้เสมือนไร้ความสามารถ(๓) บุคคลซึ่งศาลสั่งให้เป็นคนล้มละลาย
ตรงตามข้อความในราชกิจจานุเบกษา / สำนักงานคณะกรรมการกฤษฎีกา (Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State)
มาตรา 1705
ข้อความเต็ม
พินัยกรรมหรือข้อกำหนดพินัยกรรมนั้น ถ้าได้ทำขึ้นขัดต่อบทบัญญัติแห่งมาตรา ๑๖๕๒ ๑๖๕๓ ๑๖๕๖ ๑๖๕๗ ๑๖๕๘ ๑๖๖๐ ๑๖๖๑ หรือ ๑๖๖๓ ย่อมเป็นโมฆะ
ข้อความจากฐานข้อมูลประมวลกฎหมายของเรา โปรดตรวจสอบกับข้อความทางการ (Thai text from our annotated code. Check it against the official text.)
Français
Article 20 Act on Conflict of Laws B.E. 2481
Le mariage célébré selon la forme prescrite par la loi du pays de célébration est valable. Le mariage entre ressortissants thaïlandais, ou entre un ressortissant thaïlandais et un étranger, célébré à l'étranger selon la forme prescrite par la loi thaïlandaise, est également valable.
résumé non officiel
Article 1459
Le mariage célébré à l'étranger entre ressortissants thaïlandais, ou lorsque l'un des époux est de nationalité thaïlandaise, peut suivre la forme prévue par la loi thaïlandaise ou par la loi du pays concerné. Si les époux souhaitent l'enregistrer selon la loi thaïlandaise, l'enregistrement est effectué par l'agent diplomatique ou consulaire thaïlandais.
résumé non officiel
Article 17 Family Registration Act B.E. 2478
Un acte d'état familial passé à l'étranger selon la forme locale peut être inscrit au Siam à la demande de l'intéressé, sur pièces certifiées et traduction thaïe à ses frais. Passé selon la forme siamoise, l'agent diplomatique ou consulaire transmet copie certifiée aux Affaires étrangères, pour l'Intérieur.
résumé non officiel
Article 19 Act on Conflict of Laws B.E. 2481
Les conditions du mariage sont régies par la loi nationale de chaque partie.
résumé non officiel
Article 1629
Il n'existe que six ordres d'héritiers légaux, par rang, sous réserve de l'article 1630 alinéa 2: descendants; parents; frères et sœurs germains; frères et sœurs consanguins ou utérins; grands-parents; oncles et tantes. Le conjoint survivant est aussi héritier légal, selon l'article 1635.
résumé non officiel
Article 1635
Le conjoint survivant prend la part d'un enfant avec les descendants; la moitié avec les frères et soeurs germains ou, sans descendants, les parents; deux tiers avec les ordres 4, 5 ou 6; la totalité sans héritier de l'article 1629.
résumé non officiel
Article 1718
Ne peuvent être administrateurs de succession la personne n'ayant pas atteint la majorité, l'aliéné ou la personne déclarée quasi-incapable par le tribunal, et la personne déclarée en faillite par le tribunal.
résumé non officiel
Article 1705
Le testament ou la disposition testamentaire fait en violation des articles 1652, 1653, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1660, 1661 ou 1663 est nul.
résumé non officiel
Supreme Court decisions
- 2742/2545 (2002): Half-Siblings as Statutory Heirs
Sources
- Act on Conflict of Laws B.E. 2481, retrieved 4 November 2026
- Civil and Commercial Code, Office of the Council of State, retrieved 31 October 2026
- Family Registration Act B.E. 2478, retrieved 31 October 2026
- deka.supremecourt.or.th, Supreme Court of Thailand decisions database (copy held in our library), retrieved 19 February 2026
Why this matters: the spouse is a statutory heir
Under Section 1629 of the Civil and Commercial Code, the surviving spouse is always a statutory heir, inheriting alongside whichever class of blood relatives exists. If the marriage had been invalid, the widow would have inherited nothing as of right, the fate of unmarried partners in Thailand, as the Supreme Court confirmed long ago in Dika 2102/2551. The validity of the marriage was therefore not a technicality: it was the difference between being an heir and being a stranger to the estate. Our inheritance guide for foreigners explains the statutory classes and spousal shares in detail.
The evidence that convinced the court
Just as important as the holding is the evidential recipe the court accepted to prove a 35-year-old foreign marriage. This is the practical checklist for anyone who may one day need to prove a foreign marriage before a Thai court, land office, bank, or probate registrar:
| Document | Issued or prepared by | What it proves |
|---|---|---|
| The foreign marriage record | Clerk of Court, Miami-Dade County, Florida | That the marriage was celebrated and registered under local law |
| Authentication of the record | The same issuing office | That the record is a genuine official document |
| Thai translation | A translator (certification recommended; the judgment does not mention it) | Makes the document usable in Thai court proceedings |
Three documents. No Thai marriage registration among them. If you married abroad, obtain a certified copy of your marriage record and an authentication from the issuing authority now, while it is easy, not decades later, in the middle of a contested probate.
“She never even came to the funeral”, the attack that failed
The petitioner also argued that the widow should be disqualified from administering the estate because she had not visited the deceased in his final years and did not attend the funeral. The Supreme Court was unmoved. The grounds for excluding an estate administrator under Section 1718 of the Civil and Commercial Code are limited, and “did not attend the funeral” is not one of them. On the facts, the court noted the widow had been kept uninformed by the petitioner, who had told her neither of the death nor of the estate application. Nobody can freeze the spouse out of the family’s affairs and then cite her absence as proof of unfitness. What turned it was evidence the widow produced only at the Supreme Court stage: LINE messages between her and the petitioner showing she had asked after the deceased’s health throughout. The petitioner filed no reply and did not object, so the Court admitted them under Section 87 (2) of the Civil Procedure Code. The outcome: the Supreme Court varied the decisions below and appointed the widow administrator of the estate, both lower courts having dismissed her application.
The side lesson: the deceased’s will was void (Section 1658)
There is a second, quieter holding in this case that every reader should take seriously. The deceased had made a will as an official document at a district office, and the Court of First Instance held it void for failing to comply with the formalities of Section 1658 of the Civil and Commercial Code, and therefore void under Section 1705. The petitioner did not appeal that finding, so it became final at first instance and was not before the Supreme Court at all. The estate therefore passed by intestacy, which is precisely why the widow’s status as statutory heir became decisive.
District-office wills are often marketed as the “safest” option because an official supervises them. This case proves the official can get it wrong, and when that happens, the will is worthless. We have collected the leading rulings on failed wills in our analysis of Supreme Court decisions every foreigner making a will should know, and what happens next in if you die without a will in Thailand.
Practical takeaways for couples who married abroad
First, a marriage valid in form where it was celebrated is valid in Thailand: Dika 170/2569 is Supreme Court authority you can cite where Section 1459 applies (a marriage involving a Thai national), and for a marriage between two foreigners the rule is Section 20 paragraph 1 of the Conflict of Laws Act. Second, build your evidence file today: certified marriage record, authentication from the issuing office, certified Thai translation. Third, recording the marriage at a Thai district office (Khor Ror 22) remains useful for day-to-day administration, banks, land offices, immigration, but it is a convenience, not a condition of validity. Fourth, do not rely on intestacy or on a casually made will: have a Thai will professionally drafted and properly executed, because as this very case shows, even a district-office will can be void. Finally, if an earlier marriage abroad was never dissolved, a later Thai registration is void for bigamy, as our guide to annulment in Thailand explains.
Frequently asked questions
Is a marriage celebrated abroad valid in Thailand?
Yes. A marriage valid in form under the law of the country where it was celebrated is valid in Thailand: Section 20 paragraph 1 of the Conflict of Laws Act B.E. 2481 states the general rule, and Section 1459 paragraph 1 of the Civil and Commercial Code says the same for a marriage abroad involving a Thai national. Supreme Court Decision 170/2569 confirms it in a case decided under Section 1459, with no re-registration at a district office, including for inheritance. It does not by itself decide every marriage between two foreigners, which rests on Section 20 paragraph 1.
Do I have to register my foreign marriage at a Thai district office?
No. Registration in Thailand (Khor Ror 22) is an administrative convenience that makes daily life easier, but it is not required for the marriage, or the inheritance rights that flow from it, to be legally effective. However, do note that many district office will refuse to divorce by agreement if your marriage is not registered in Thailand. There are benefits to register your marriage.
What documents prove a foreign marriage in a Thai court?
In Dika 170/2569 the court accepted three: the foreign marriage record, an authentication from the issuing office (there, the Clerk of Court of Miami-Dade County), and a Thai translation of each. The judgment does not say the translations were certified; we recommend a certified translator.
Can Thai relatives block a foreign spouse from inheriting?
Not on the ground that the marriage was foreign, and not on grounds like failing to visit or attend the funeral. The grounds for excluding a spouse as heir or as estate administrator are narrow and statutory (see Section 1718 of the Civil and Commercial Code for administrators).
Why was the deceased’s will void in this case?
His district-office will failed to comply with the formalities of Section 1658 of the Civil and Commercial Code and was therefore void under Section 1705. That was decided by the Court of First Instance and not appealed, so it was already final when the case reached the Supreme Court. The estate passed under the intestacy rules, with the widow inheriting as a statutory heir.
Does this apply to same-sex marriages celebrated abroad?
Since Thailand’s marriage equality law took effect in January 2025, Thai law recognizes marriage without distinction of sex, and the same conflict-of-laws principles apply. Specific cases can raise transitional questions, so take advice on your particular situation
This article is general legal information about Thai law, not legal advice. For advice on your specific situation, consult a qualified lawyer.
Links : Supreme Court of Thailand (Wikipedia)
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