"University has a very important role to play in educating the nation about family law in Thailand. The urgency of this issue has increased due to mounting tourism and rapid globalization. Family is the one institution which barbarism in human history had failed to destroy. It has survived the twists, turns, storms and stresses of history. It is more important in failed societies where families have broken up, large displacement has upturned the roots, children and women have become grave victims of the sex trade, human trafficking and even H.I.V..."