Originally from Enforcement of Money Judgments

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I. PRESENT ATTITUDE TOWARDS ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN MONEY JUDGMENTS

A. Describe the receptiveness of your government (including courts) towards enforcement of foreign money judgments.

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) welcomes international cooperation with other countries related to the enforcement of foreign judgment. In the last few years, Cambodia is a civil law country which has seen many adopted important laws regarding judicial reform. The Civil Code entered into force in December 2011 and the Code of Civil Procedure is slightly older, having been adopted in 2006, the Penal Code in 2009 and the Code of Criminal Procedure in 2007, law on Statute of Judges and Prosecutors in 2014, law on Organization of the Courts in 2014, and law on Organization and Functioning of the Supreme Council of Magistracy in 2014. Together, the Civil Code and the Code of Civil Procedure, the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure set out the basic legal framework in Cambodia for civil and criminal disputes and the procedures to bring them before the Cambodian courts.

The RGC has improved legal and judicial systems by focusing on the development of a sound legal framework and modernization of laws, as well as by laying out the necessary strategies and measures to enhance the competence, independence and impartiality of the judiciary, crucial for strengthening the rule of law. RGC will continue implementing the legal and judicial reform strategy to achieve its strategic objectives. RGC will continue organizing programs to disseminate knowledge of laws and procedures to the public and provide legal training to law-enforcement officials with the aim of improving awareness and proper enforcement of the laws.