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Grounds for divorce in Cambodia are described under Article 39 of the Law on Marriage and Family, “A husband or a wife is eligible to file for a divorce only if the reasons are sufficiently provided enough to clarify that each partner is unable to further sustain the family bond.” [4] [5] Common reasons are to be listed as follows: 1.
The Constitution is the supreme law of Cambodia, therefore, all legal norms must comply with it. [2]Confirming the conformity of laws in the process of being adopted or already ratified falls under the authority the Constitutional Council at the request of the King, the Prime Minister, the president of one of the two parliamentary chambers, a quarter of the senators, a tenth of the deputies or ...
According the human rights advocate Kek Galabru, there is a widespread and long-lasting subservience and inferiority of women to men that makes the issue of domestic violence in Cambodia a complex issue. [9] The traditional Chbab Srey has taught women in Cambodia to be subservient to men and allowed a marital exemption for rape for generations. [9]
In 2019, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights released a report showing that discrimination against same-sex partners had decreased in Cambodia, but they still lacked major legal protections, namely same-sex marriage and adoption rights. The report stated that "80% percent of 'rainbow families' believe[d] that discrimination would be reduced ...
The judiciary follows civil law tradition, the instruction being entrusted to a judge and the prosecutors contenting themselves with requesting the application of the law. Courts and tribunals in Cambodia regularly face a lack of resources, both financial and human, a ferment of corruption and clientelism that eat away at the whole of society.
The Supreme Court of Cambodia is the highest court in the judiciary of Cambodia, under the supervision of the Supreme Council of the Magistrature. [1] It is located in the royal capital of Phnom Penh, and is regulated under Article 55 to Article 73 of the 2014 Cambodian Law on Court Organization.
Abortion in Cambodia is legal upon request within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy. [ 1 ] After twelve weeks, abortions are only legal in Cambodia when they will save the woman's life or preserve her health, the pregnancy is a result of rape, or the child may be born with an incurable disease. [ 1 ]
There are "a further six drug detention centers" in Cambodia "that each year hold at least 2,000 people without due process". [18] Events of 2013. Amnesty International and the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, located in Cambodia, also raised 'impunity' as a concern. "Impunity for perpetrators of human rights abuses and lack of an independent ...