CAMBODIA:

Book Number: 21 794

Jennar, Raoul

CAMBODIAN CONSTITUTIONS

cover 21'794 (4.1 K)

This book examines the six Constitutions Cambodia has had since its independence in 1953. Each reflects the political objectives of the regime in power, but each also upholds the permanent truths of Cambodian society. None escapes this double nature.

What are the Cambodian institutions today? What are the powers of the King? How is the succession to the throne ensured in an elective monarchy? Are human rights protected in a country where the worst of crimes against humanity have been committed? How independent is the judiciary? The new Constitution, promulgated on 24 September 1993, answers these questions.

This collection, where each of the fundamental laws is placed in its historical perspective, includes the founding texts of the first independent Cambodian Kingdom, the Khmer Republic of Field Marshal Lon Nol, the Democratic Kampuchea of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, Heng Samrin's People's Republic of Kampuchea, and Hun Sen's State of Cambodia.

(Bangkok 1995) ISBN 974-8496-36-8

150 pp., 130 x 200 mm, pbk.

17.50 US-Dollar

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