How To Create Law in Cambodia
How To Create Law in Cambodia
How To Create Law in Cambodia
in Cambodia?
Objective
• Understand the definition of Law and its
sources
• Information of the history of the
Cambodian Constitution
• Understand the Law making procedure
• Finnaly understand how to enforce the
law
Definition of Law
1. Law is an Expression of Nation Will
(Rousseau/Concept of Democracy)
2. Law is the norm that govern and guide people
or citizen to the direction that they want to be
(general perspective)
3. Law is the principles or the rules applied by
the court (Anglo-American Common Law)
Sources of Law
Constitution
Customary
Legislation
Law
Law
International
Judicial
treaties
jurisprudence
Executive
Law
(Degree, sub
degree)
The changes of Cambodian
Constitution
• 1947: Sankum Reaniyum
• 1972: Republic regime
• 1976-1979: Pol Pot regime
• 1981: People republic
–Amendment 1989 (economic reform)
• 1991: PPA, UNTAC Constitution (reform
the previous from Amendment 1989)
• 1993: democratic regime
From 1993
Democratic Regime
Amendment 3
times
Councils of
Justice
CC
Promulgati
on
The process of Law
enforcement
Administrati Judicial
ve measure Measure
Prosecut
Police force Judges Attorney
or
Military
force
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