William Roth
Lecturer

William Roth
Lecturer
Education
- 1964 : B.A. (Political Science) University of California, Santa Barbara (California, USA)
- 1967 : J.D. (Juris Doctor, law degree) University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (California, USA)
- 1996 : RSA / Cambridge Certificate in TEFL to Adults (CTEFLA), English International, San Francisco, California (USA)
Areas of Expertise
- American Law
- International Law
- Law of the Sea
Courses Taught
- Introduction to American Law
- Public International Law
- Law of the Sea
- Current Legal Issues
- Legal Profession/Legal Ethics
- Communication Skills in English
Selected Publications
- General vs. Specific Intent: A Time for Terminological Understanding in California,
7 Pepperdine L. Rev. 67 (1979) - The State of Mind Exception to the Hearsay Rule: A Diagrammatic Approach,
157 Cal. Rptr. Adv. Sh. No. 6 (Sept. 21, 1979) - Understanding Admissibility of Prior Bad Acts: A Diagrammatic Approach,
9 Pepperdine L. Rev. 297 (1982) - Student Evaluation of Law Teaching: Observations, Resource Materials, and a Proposed
Questionnaire (Book published by the Association of American Law Schools, 1983);
Summarized in 17 Akron L. Rev. 609 (1984) - Promoting Human Rights in Asia and Europe: The Role of Regional Integration
(co-editor) (Germany: Nomos, 2009) - Five op-ed articles on the Temple of Preah Vihear dispute, published in the Bangkok Post July 2008–November 2013; Also article entitled “Time for a Different Kind of Discussion” about the need to discuss critical social issues (Oct. 6, 2009)
- “The Incident of 1911”: The Real Truth in the Preah Vihear Case, Thai Legal Studies, vol. 3, no.1, July 2023, pp. 19–68 <https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.262099>.
- The 2001 MoU Between Thailand and Cambodia: Demystifying the Koh Kut Kerfuffle, Thai Legal Studies, vol. 4, no. 2, December 2024, pp. 225–250 <https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.277868>.
- • Thailand’s MOUs: Are They Appropriate for a Referendum? (2025) 5(2) Thai Legal Studies 175–197 <https://doi.org/10.54157/tls.284746>.