(Phnom Penh): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet shared four recommendations for legal reform at the official launch of the Strategic Framework of the Royal Government of Cambodia's Legal Reform Program, held on Thursday (Jul. 10) at the Peace Palace.

The four recommendations are as follows:

First, the Legal Reform Committee and all relevant ministries and institutions must collaborate in an interconnected manner with their respective Legal Reform Working Groups to operationalise the four specialised commissions, using the “Dynamics of Stakeholder System” approach. To achieve the concrete results that align with the programme’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), they must also develop an action plan to implement the Royal Government's Four-Phase Strategic Framework for Legal Reform.

Second, the Legal Reform Committee and all relevant ministries and institutions to establish the National Commission for Legality Protection, in accordance with the Constitution in order to address legal disputes, enhance consistency in law enforcement, and respond to the actual demand for legal security and uniformity. Furthermore, the Legal Reform Committee and all relevant ministries and institutions must also establish the National Commission on Legal Terminology to ensure consistency in legal language and legal terms across both general laws (lex generalis) and specific laws (lex specialis).

Third, the Legal Reform Committee must develop and implement a Legislation Guide (Guide de Légistique) and a Codification Guide (Guide de Codistique) to ensure consistency and efficiency in reviewing the content of laws and legal documents drafted by competent ministries and institutions, and in compiling them into legal codes or codified laws for each legal sector, based on legal logic and innovation.

Fourth, the Legal Reform Committee must take the lead in digitising the system for composing, compiling, and disseminating legal documents by leveraging digital technologies.
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