• PREAH REACH KRAM

• PREAMBLE

• CHAPTER I  ON THE SOVEREIGNTY

• CHAPTER II  ON THE KING

• CHAPTER III  ON THE RIGHTS ANT DUTIES OF KHMER CITIZENS

• CHAPTER IV  ON THE POLITICAL REGIME

• CHAPTER V  ON THE ECONOMY

• CHAPTER VI  ON THE EDUCATION, THE CULTURE AND THE SOCIAL AFFAIRS

• CHAPTER VII  ON THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

• CHAPTER VIII NEW  ON THE SENATE

• CHAPTER IX NEW  ON THE CONTRESS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE

• CHAPTER X NEW  ON THE ROYAL GOVERNMENT

• CHAPTER XI NEW  ON THE JUDICIARY

• CHAPTER XII NEW  ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL

• CHAPTER XIII NEW  ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION

• CHAPTER XIV NEW  ON THE NATIONAL CONGRESS

• CHAPTER XV NEW (TWO)  ON THE ELECTION BODY

• CHAPTER XVI NEW (TWO)  ON THE EFFECT, THE REVISION AND THE AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION

• CHAPTER XVII NEW  ON THE TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

• ANNEX 1  NATIONAL FLAG

• ANNEX 2   NATIONAL ANTHEM

• ANNEX 3  NATIONAL COAT OF ARMS

• ANNEX 4  THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE OF THE KING

• ANNEX 5  THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE OF PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

• ANNEX 6   THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE OF PRIME MINISTER AND MEMBERS OF ROYAL GOVERNMENT

• ANNEX 7  THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE OF PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE SENATE

• THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR THE DRAFTING OF THE CONSTITUTION

• ADDITIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AIMING TO ENSURE THE REGULAR FUNCTIONING OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

• Article 31.
•         The Kingdom of Cambodia recognizes and respects human rights as enshrined in the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all the treaties and conventions related to human rights, women’s rights and children’s rights.

•         Khmer citizens are equal before the law, enjoying the same rights, liberties and duties regardless of race, color, sex, language, beliefs, religions, political tendencies, birth origin, social status, wealth or other situations. The exercise of personal rights and liberties by any individual shall not adversely affect the rights and freedom of others. The exercise of such rights and liberties shall be in accordance with the law.

• Article 32.
•         Every person has the right to life, liberty and personal security.

•         Death penalty shall not exist in any way.

• Article 33.
•         Khmer citizens shall not be deprived of their nationality, exiled, or arrested to be extradited to a foreign country, except when there is a mutual agreement.

•         Khmer citizens residing abroad are under the protection of the State.

•         The acquisition of Khmer nationality shall be determined by law.

• Article 34 new (one)
•         Khmer citizens of both sexes shall enjoy the right to vote and to stand as candidates for the election.

•         Khmer citizens of both sexes, at least eighteen years old, have the right to vote.

•         Khmer citizens of both sexes, at least twenty-five years old, have the right to stand as candidates for the elections of Members of Parliament.

•         Khmer citizens of both sexes, at least forty years old, have the right to stand as candidates for the elections of the members of the Senate.

•         Provisions depriving of the right to vote and the right to stand as candidates for the elections shall be determined by law.

• Article 35.
•         Khmer citizens of both sexes have the right to participate actively in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the nation.

•         All requests from citizens shall be given full consideration and resolution by the State’s organizations.

• Article 36.
•         Khmer citizens of both sexes have the right to choose any employment according to their ability and to the needs of the society.

•         Khmer citizens of both sexes shall receive equal pay for equal work.

•         The work of housewife at home shall have equal value as the remunerated work done outside the home.

•         Khmer citizens of both sexes shall have the right to enjoy social security and other social benefits as determined by law.

•         Khmer citizens of both sexes shall have the right to create trade unions and to participate as their members.

•         The organization and functioning of the trade unions shall be determined by law.

• Article 37.
•         The rights to strike and to organize peaceful demonstrations shall be exercised within the framework of law.

• Article 38.
•         The law guarantees against physical abuse of any person.

•         The law protects the life, the honor and the dignity of the citizens.

•         The prosecution, arrest, police custody or detention of any person could be carried out only in accordance with the law.

•         The coercion, physical punishment or any other treatment aggravating the penalty of the detainee or prisoner shall be forbidden. The author of such acts, co-authors and accomplices shall be punished according to the law.

•         Confessions obtained by physical torture or mental pressure shall not be admissible as evidence of guilt.

•         The doubt shall benefit the accused.

•         Any accused is presumed innocent up to the final verdict of the court.

•         Any individual shall have the right to his/her own defense through the judicial system.

• Article 39.
•         Khmer citizens have the right to denounce, make complaints, or file claims for reparations of damages caused by any illegal actions by state and social organizations or by staff of those organizations. The settlement of complaints and the reparations of damages are of the competence of the courts.

• Article 40.
•         Citizen’s freedom to travel, far or near, and to legally settle down shall be respected.

•         Khmer citizen has the right to settle abroad or to return home.

•         The protection of the rights to the inviolability of residence and to the confidentiality of correspondences by mail, telegram, telex, facsimile and telephone shall be guaranteed.

•         Search of residences, properties and body search shall be done in accordance with the legal stipulations.

• Article 41.
•         Khmer citizens shall have the freedom to express their personal opinions, the freedom of the press, the freedom of publication and the freedom of assembly. No one can take abusively advantage of these rights to impinge on dignity of others, to affect the good mores and custom of society, public order and national security.

•         The regime of the media shall be regulated by law.

• Article 42 new
•         Khmer citizens shall have the right to create associations and political parties. This right shall be determined by law.

•         Political party shall place the interest of the nation first and shall not conduct directly or indirectly any activity affecting the interest of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Khmer citizens.

•         Khmer citizens may participate in mass organizations for mutual assistance, protection of national realizations and social order.

• Article 43.
•         Khmer citizens of both sexes shall have the full right of belief.

•         Freedom of belief and religious practice shall be guaranteed by the State, provided that such freedom and religious practice do not impinge on other beliefs or religions, on public order and security.

•         Buddhism is the State’s religion.

• Article 44.
•         All persons, individually or collectively, shall have the right to ownership. Only natural person or legal entity of Khmer nationality shall have the right to land ownership.

•         Legal private ownership shall be protected by law.

•         Expropriation shall be possible only if public utility demands in the cases stipulated by the law and if prior appropriate and fair compensation is granted.

• Article 45.
•         All forms of discrimination against women shall be abolished.

•         The exploitation of women’s labor shall be prohibited.

•         Men and women have equal rights in all fields, especially with respect to those of marriage and family.

•         Marriage shall be done according to the conditions set by the law and based on the principles of mutual consent and monogamy.

• Article 46.
•         Human trafficking, exploitation of prostitution and obscenities which affect the dignity of women shall be prohibited.

•         The dismissal of woman worker for reason of pregnancy shall be prohibited. Woman shall have the right to take maternity leave with full pay and with guarantee of her seniority in employment and of other social benefits.

•         The State and the society shall create conditions to allow women, especially the destitute ones living in rural areas, to benefit from assistance for having a profession, for medical cares, for their children education and for decent living conditions.

• Article 47.
•         Mother and father shall have the obligation to take care of their children, to bring them up and to educate them in order to become good citizens.

•         Children shall have the duty to attend to the needs of their aged parents and to take good care of them in accordance with Khmer custom.

• Article 48.
•         The State shall assure the protection of children’s rights as enshrined in the Convention on Children, especially, the right to life, the right to education, the right to protection during wartime and the right to protection from economic or sexual exploitation.

•         The State shall protect children from all kinds of labour that can be detrimental to their education and their schooling, or to their health or their welfare.

• Article 49 new
•         Every Khmer citizen shall respect the Constitution and the laws.

•         Khmer citizens shall place the interest of the nation first and shall not conduct directly or indirectly any activity affecting the interest of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Khmer citizens.

•         Every Khmer citizen has the obligation to participate in the national construction and to defend the motherland.

•         The obligation to defend the motherland shall be done in accordance with the provisions of the law.

• Article 50.
•         Khmer citizens of both sexes shall respect the principles of national sovereignty and liberal multi-party democracy.

•         Khmer citizens of both sexes shall respect public property and legitimate private property.