
Cambodia
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Constitutional structure and position of IHL in domestic law
Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. The Constitution was adopted on 21 September 1993 by the Constituent Assembly, which convened following general elections organized by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). The Executive is headed by a Prime Minister and legislative powers are exercised by a bicameral congress. Under Article 26 of the Constitution, the King signs and ratifies international treaties and conventions, after approval by the National Assembly and the Senate.
Under Article 150 of the Constitution, the Constitution is supreme, and laws and decisions by State institutions must be in strict accordance with the Constitution. There are no specific constitutional provisions on the status of international law within the domestic legal order. Article 31 of the Constitution states that "the Kingdom of Cambodia shall recognize and respect human rights as stipulated in the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human rights, the covenants and conventions related to human rights, women’s and children’s rights." In its 1998 Report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UN Doc. CCPR/C/81/Add.12 [23 September 1998], para. 46), Cambodia suggested that this provision should be construed as giving precedence to human rights conventions over domestic law. Any provision of domestic law contrary to the provisions of an international human rights convention or covenant would be inapplicable.
Cambodia acceded to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 on 8 December 1958, and to the Additional Protocols on 14 January 1998.