How To Create Law in Cambodia

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How to create law

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

1999 2004 2006


Create SENA Creation of Reduced from
additional 2/3 to 50% + 1
constitution to form
government and
National
Assembly
Understanding key words

• Draft law : is made by the


government or the responsible
ministries.
• Proposed law : is called after the
councils of ministers decide to be
proposed to the National Assembly.
Law making procedure
Responsi Councils
National
ble of Senat King
Assembly
ministries Ministers

Councils of
Justice
CC

Promulgati
on
The process of Law
enforcement

Administrati Judicial
ve measure Measure

State Government Court


institution officers

Prosecut
Police force Judges Attorney
or

Military
force
Thanks for you attention

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