Prince Rapee Pattanasak—Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
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N 08° 25.188 E 099° 57.822
47P E 606092 N 930838
A statue of the 'father' of the Thai legal system, outside a provincial court building in southern Thailand.
Waymark Code: WMBYP0
Location: Thailand
Date Posted: 07/05/2011
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Prince Rapee Pattanasak is deemed the 'Father of the Thai Legal System'. Prince Rapee (1874-1920), was a son of the well regarded King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The Prince studied law at Christchurch College, Oxford. Upon his return to Thailand he was appointed Minister of Justice at the tender age of 22, in the year 1896. He held this position for 14 years. During this time the Prince codified the Thai legal system, established the first law school in the country, and generally created the modern Thai system of justice.
The Prince passed away on the 7th August 1920. Every year in Thailand on this date Thailand observes Rapee Day, in remembrance of the Prince.
This impressive statue is situated at the entrance to the Nakhon Si Thammarat provincial court building, in the government precinct of the capital city of the province, also named Nakhon Si Thammarat. The province of Nakhon Si lies on the east coast of the long southern Thai peninsular. The prince is depicted in the seated position, holding a book, presumably a law book, in his right hand and dressed in judicial robes. There is a difficult to read plaque on the plinth. I could be wrong, but the prince looks older here than he does in the other statues of him I have seen. As with most statues in Thailand, this is also a shrine.
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