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Cambodian Legal Research Guide

Citation Formats

Cambodia is not in the Bluebook Table 2 for Foreign Jurisdictions. (as of 1/30/2025)
Per the Greenbook, Cambodia does not have a uniform format to cite to legal sources.

 

Some sources for citation:

 

Constitution

Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia, ch. 6, art. 75 (1993), https://ccc.gov.kh/detail_info_en.php?_txtID=791 (unofficial English translation, amendments through 2015).

Short Form: Const. Kh.,art. 75.

 

Statutes & Codes

Code - modified from the Greenbook - 

Code of Civil Procedure of Cambodia, July 6, 2006, NS/RKM/0701/021, art. 353(3&4),  https://data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/laws_record/the-code-of-civil-procedure (unofficial English translation).

  • You can use other urls when citing to English translations. There are no official English translations.
  • If Cambodia was not included in the title of the code, then add (Kh.) right before the url.

Short Form:

Code of Civil Procedure, NS/RKM/0701/0212, art. 353 (Kh.). 

Law 

The Law on Implementation of the Civil Code, May 31, 2011, NS/RK/0511/007 (Kh.), https://cdc.gov.kh/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Law-on-Implementation-of-CC_Eng_FINAL_110531.pdf (unofficial English translation).  

Short Form:
             Law on Implementation of the Civil Code, NS/RK/0511/007 (Kh.).


Sub-Decree

Sub-decree 129 on Rules and Procedures on Reclassification of State Public Properties and Public Entities, Nov. 27, 2006, 129 AKNr.BK, art. 18 (Kh.), https://data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net/laws_record/sub-decree-on-the-rules-and-procedures-on-reclassification-of-state-public-properties-and-public-en/resource/446f497a-b2c2-4673-9ad7-6cd8872dca30 (unofficial English translation).

Sub-decree 16 on the Establishment of the National Social Security Fund,Mar. 2, 2007, 16 ANK.BK (Kh.), https://www.arbitrationcouncil.org/resources/laws-regulations/sub-decree/#  (unofficial English translation).

Short form:   

Sub-decree 16 on the Establishment of the National Social Security Fund, 16 ANK.BK (Kh.).

             

Transliteration Table for Khmer