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The law of Cambodia governs the country's judiciary through a civil law system built on legal codes and statutes, with precedent and local custom also playing a role. Cambodia's codes were shaped heavily by France and, to a lesser extent, by Japan, and adapted to Cambodian circumstances. The Constitution of Cambodia, enacted with the restoration of the monarchy in 1993, is the country's supreme law, and an independent judiciary has the power to review laws and government acts for constitutionality. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Civil Law 1
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Cambodia 2
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Source Constituent Assembly of Cambodia (Wikipedia)
Kim Sathavy, Jurists
Source Kim Sathavy (Wikipedia)
Source Norodom Ranariddh (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Law of Cambodia
Cambodia has a civil law legal system with legal codesView the Source
2. Law of Cambodia (Wikipedia)
Introduction, jurisdictions using it
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The law of Cambodia refers to the legal system of the judiciary of Cambodia, which is primarily based on legal codes and statutes, with precedents and local custom also playing an important role.
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Constituent Assembly of Cambodia (Wikipedia)
Includes: Constitution of Cambodia, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Constitution of Cambodia, Lead section
The Cambodian Constituent Assembly (Khmer: សភារដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញកម្ពុជា) was a body elected in 1993 to draft a constitution for Cambodia as provided in the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements.
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Kim Sathavy (Wikipedia)
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is a Cambodian judge and the first woman to sit on the
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Norodom Ranariddh (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Norodom Ranariddh, Wikipedia lead sentence
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was a Cambodian politician and law academic
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