Common sense and the principles of tort law in the American civil justice system are not always synonymous.

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But Thailand's legal system is based on civil law, so the case may not be treated as a precedent by other bankruptcy judges.

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John Wadham, director of civil rights organisation Liberty, described the law as "a fundamental part of our criminal justice system".

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