https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJCLSI <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Browallia New',sans-serif; line-height: 18.75pt; background: white;"><em><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Noto Sans',sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">International Journal of Crime, Law and Social Issues (</span></em><span style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Browallia New',sans-serif;"><a href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2730-3691"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Noto Sans',sans-serif; background: white;">e-ISSN: 2730-3691</span></a></span><em><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Noto Sans',sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">) </span></em><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Noto Sans',sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">is an international double-blind peer reviewed e-journal published biyearly by the Political Science Association of Kasetsart University, Thailand in cooperation with the Criminal Justice Department, Midwestern State University, USA. This journal aims to promote new discoveries in the various disciplines of knowledge, within and across criminal justice, law, and interdisciplinary studies in social issues, which are contributed by researchers and experts from all over the world. Therefore, the editors dedicated to providing a venue for both academics and practitioners to publish their original research articles and reviews in English.</span></p> White Tiger Legal Business and Research Consultants Co., Ltd. en-US Asian Crime and Society Review 2351-0854 https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJCLSI/article/view/278878 <p>This study examines the interplay of legal language, local adaptation, and social order in the Chaiya city-states of southern Thailand prior to the late 19th-century reforms. Employing documentary research, it analyzes vernacular legal texts ("books of law") and compares them to the central Siamese Three Seals Law. The research identifies four distinct styles of legal language in the Chaiya texts, including Thai, Southern Thai dialect, and mixed forms, which reflect the local language, customs, and moral principles integrated into legal interpretation and enforcement. Exploring how the vernacularization of legal language shaped local legal practices and maintained social order, the study underscores the significance of understanding the relationship between legal language, cultural context, and justice administration in pre-modern Southeast Asia. It challenges the concept of uniform legal application. It highlights the agency of local communities in adapting legal principles to their specific circumstances, contributing to a deeper understanding of legal pluralism and its role in shaping social order within a regional context.</p> Apichart KOSOL Supatchaya WEERAKUL Jiddarom RATTANAWUT Copyright (c) 2025 Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ 2025-08-03 2025-08-03 12 2 1 1 10.14456/acsr.2025.8 https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJCLSI/article/view/279353 <p>This study examines the effectiveness of Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) and grievance mechanisms in Thailand's construction sector, focusing on the experiences of Myanmar migrant workers in Bangkok. Employing a qualitative research design, data were gathered through document analysis and interviews with key stakeholders. The findings reveal significant gaps in HRDD implementation, leading to unethical recruitment, undocumented labor, limited access to social welfare, and exploitation within the subcontractor system. Despite policy rhetoric on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) impacts, there is an apparent disconnect between governmental commitments and on-the-ground realities. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) play a crucial role in stakeholder engagement and driving change. The research suggests sustainable reforms, aligned with Thailand's National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, to ensure corporate responsibility is an ethical and legal obligation. It calls for enhanced enforcement, streamlined documentation processes, and improved collaboration between government, businesses, and civil society to protect the rights and well-being of migrant workers in the Thai construction industry.</p> Sai Kham Kyauk Sasiphattra SIRIWATO Copyright (c) 2025 Sai Kham KYAUK, Sasiphattra SIRIWATO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ 2025-10-27 2025-10-27 12 2 2 2 10.14456/acsr.2025.9