Are there any restrictions? Generally, only natural persons and legal entities with Cambodian nationality may own real estate in Cambodia. A legal entity has Cambodian nationality when at least 51% of its shares are owned, individually or collectively, by Cambodian natural or legal persons.
The law-making process is about making and enacting new laws or revising existing laws. In the Kingdom of Cambodia, three institutions can initiate the law-making process: any member of the National Assembly, any member of the Senate and the prime minister. Most of the texts presented come from the prime minister.
In the narrow sense, the draft law or proposed law is required to be adopted by the National Assembly, approved by the Senate, and then promulgated by the head of the state. It should be noted that the Senate has only been in existence since 1999, while the National Assembly has been in existence since 1993.
The legal system of Cambodia The Cambodian legal system is based largely on the French civil system, and is statute based.
The Appellate Court was created, resulting in a three – tierd court system: - the Municipal and Provincial Court (jurisdiction of first instance) - the Appellate Court and - the Supreme Court. The Military Court is another, exceptional jurisdiction, established in 1981 by decree – law.
The law on construction is divided into 22 chapters with 111 Articles. This law determines the principles, building technical regulations, rules and procedures to control the construction sector in Cambodia. The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) remains the competent authority.
The legal system of Vietnam has all the characteristics of a civil law tradition, which is essentially based on the written law.
In North America, civil codes are found in Louisiana and Quebec. In Central and South America, almost all countries have civil codes. In Asia, many countries have received the civil law and have civil codes, such as Indonesia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, and Lebanon.
Legislative process The National Assembly and the Senate share legislative power. Senators, National Assembly members and the Prime Minister have the right to initiate legislation (Article 91 of the Constitution). More information on enactment of laws on the Cambodian Law Library website.