Basic knowledge of civil and commercial law

ivil law is the law regarding the rights and duties of individuals, such as personal conditions, property, debts, legal acts, family, and inheritance, etc. Civil wrongdoing. It is considered a violation of the specific person who is harmed and does not cause the general public to suffer like a criminal offense.

Commercial law is the law regarding the rights and duties of individuals. which is a law related to economics and trade By laying down regulations regarding trade or business between individuals, such as setting up a partnership company. Transportation operations and matters relating to bills (such as cheques), trading laws Property rental, mortgage, pawn, etc.

At present, civil law and commercial law in Thailand Has been compiled into one law called the "Civil and Commercial Code" divided into 6 books: Book 1 dealing with general principles, Book 2 dealing with debt, Book 3 dealing with exclusive contracts, Book 4 dealing with property, Book 5 dealing with family and ancestry. 6 regarding inheritance

The reason why Thailand has created a legal code is to combine civil law with commercial law into a single document, similar to the Civil and Commercial Code of Switzerland. It is not separated into one civil code and another commercial code like in Germany, France, Italy, and Japan because commerce at the time of drafting was not yet advanced. In addition, some general principles in civil law can be applied to commercial law. can The need to separate commercial law from civil law by creating a separate legal code was not yet necessary at that time.