THE CONSTITUTION
THE CONSTITUTION
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia

PREAMBLE
WE, THE KHMER PEOPLE,

Having had a great civilization, a prosperous and glorious Nation extending over a vast territory, a prestige glittering like a diamond;

     Having fallen into a terrifying abyss for the last two decades when we have been undergoing terrible and demeaning sufferings and disasters of the most regrettable way;

     In a burst of consciousness, rising up with a resolute determination in order to unite, to strengthen the national unity, to defend the Cambodian territory, to preserve the precious sovereignty and the marvelous civilization of ANGKOR, to rebuild the Nation to become once again an "Oasis of Peace" based on the system of a liberal multi-party democracy, to guarantee human rights, to ensure the respect of law, to be highly responsible for the destiny of the Nation forever evolving toward progress, development and prosperity.

MOTIVATED BY THIS UNSHAKEABLE WILL,

We inscribe in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia, as follows:

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