Introduction to Cambodian Law

✍ Scribed by Hor Peng, Kong Phallack, Jörg Menzel

• Publisher: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 502
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The development of Cambodia’s legal system has been shaped by internal as well as external political challenges. The systematical extinction of the Cambodian intellectual elite by the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s was associated with the destruction of the country’s legal system. To contribute to the development of an independent judiciary and effective legal system in Cambodia, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung publishes the book ‘Introduction to Cambodian Law’. The 20 articles, mainly written by Cambodian legal experts and scholars, outline the historical developments and current characteristics of important law sectors (i.e. Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Environmental Law, Land Law, Labor Law etc.). As the first of its sort in Cambodia, the publication will be an important source of information particularly for law students and legal experts. The book can be downloaded at the KAS Cambodia homepage as a PDF file.

✦ Table of Contents

FOREWORD..................... 1
PREFACE.......................... 3

1. OVERVIEW OF THE CAMBODIAN LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM
   KONG Phallack .................................. 5

2. THE MODERN ERA OF CAMBODIAN CONSTITUTIONALISM
   HOR Peng.......................23

3. CAMBODIAN PRIVATE LAW: A SNAPSHOT
   KORK Boren...................71

4. CIVIL CODE
   KIYOHARA Hiroshi...........................97

5. CAMBODIAN FAMILY LAW: DEVELOPMENT AND CHALLENGES AHEAD
   SAR Senera ...................135

6. OVERVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CIVIL PROCEDURE OF CAMBODIA
   KONG Phallack ...............................153

7. CAMBODIAN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
   Steven AUSTERMILLER ....................181

8. THE BASICS OF SUBSTANTIAL CAMBODIAN CRIMINAL LAW
   PHANN Vanrath..............................197

9. THE CAMBODIAN CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: SOME REMARKS
   MEAS Bora ...................227

10. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND DECENTRALIZATION
    THENG Chan-Sangvar ...................245

11. ECONOMIC LAW: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
    PHIN Sovath ....................................265

12. CAMBODIAN LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
    KONG Phallack...............................285

13. INTRODUCTION TO THE LAND LAW OF CAMBODIA
    HEL Chamroeun .............................313

14. INTRODUCTION TO CAMBODIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
    CHHIN Nith, SOTH Sang-Bonn .......................337

15. INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL LAW
    HEM Bonarin..................................355

16. WOMEN AND THE LAW IN CAMBODIA
    Milana PLISCHUK...........................381

17. RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN CAMBODIA
    SOTH Sang-Bonn............................397

18. EXTRADITION: INTERNATIONAL AND CAMBODIAN LAW
    MEAS Bora ...................417

19. THE ECCC IN THE CONTEXT OF CAMBODIAN LAW
    Franziska ECKELMANS...................437

20. CAMBODIAN LAW: SOME COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
    Jörg MENZEL ...................................477