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Cambodian Law in English: Web Resources

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There are numerous free websites that can assist in locating Cambodian primary law, as well as secondary information on Cambodian legal topics.  Links to available English-language translations of Cambodian law are listed below at right.

Cambodian Judiciary (English)

The Sithi Blog

The Sithi Blog is a sub-project of Sithi.org. The Blog focuses on the dissemination of information pertaining to human rights in Cambodia.  Email updates for postings are available. 

Rule of Law Index: Cambodia

The World Justice Project compiles an annual ranking of the rule of law by country.  Factors considered include absence of corruption and civil rights. Cambodia's overall ranking for 2019 was 125/126. 

Cambodia Profile

Constitution (English)

The Constitutional Council's website contains an unofficial English-language translation of the current Constitution (1993, as amended to 2014). 

The "World Constitutions Illustrated" database in HeinOnline includes current (1993, as amended to 2014) and past versions of the Cambodian Constitution in English-language translation.

The Comparative Constitutions Project contains an English translation of the Cambodian Constitution (1993, as amended to 2008).  This website also allows for cross-constitutional comparisons across a broad array of topics. 

Legislation and Regulations (English)

Cambodia has a number of legal norms with a specific hierarchy amongst them.  Open Development Cambodia describes these norms and also organizes them by topic and type.  Note that, in general, English-language translations of Cambodian law may not be official.

WWW Resources