Le Fonds Georges Padoux à l’université Chulalongkorn

Abstract

This notice presents and contextualizes the Fonds Padoux, a major archival collection held at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok containing the papers of Georges Padoux, principal author of the 1908 Penal Code of Siam and contributor to the drafting of the Civil and Commercial Code. The note briefly retraces the circumstances of Padoux’s mission within the broader history of legal reform, judicial modernization, and the dismantling of extraterritorial jurisdictions in early 20th-century Siam. It describes the contents and structure of the collection―drafts, correspondence, and preparatory materials―and highlights its exceptional value for understanding processes of codification and the transition from traditional Siamese law to  modern legal institutions in Thailand.