Portal Site on JICA's Cooperation in Legal and Judicial Development Sector

Basic information on JICA's projects

• Judicial Support Project for Bar Associations (June 2007 to June 2010)
• Project for Improvement of Civil Education at Training Schools for Judges and Prosecutors (November 2005 to March 2008)
• Project for Improvement of Civil Education at Training Schools for Judges and Prosecutors (Phase 2) (April 2008 to March 2012)
• Legal and Judicial Cooperation Project (March 1999 to March 2003)
• Legal and Judicial Cooperation Project (Phase 2) (April 2004 to April 2008)
• Legal and Judicial Cooperation Project (Phase 3) (April 2008 to March 2012)
• The Legal and Judicial Development Project (Phase 3)
• Legal and Judicial Development Project (Phase 4) (April 2012 to March 2017)
• The Legal and Judicial Development Project (Phase 4)
• Legal and Judicial Development Project (Phase 5) (April 2017 to March 2022)
• The Legal and Judicial Development Project (Phase V)

Codes and Acts related to JICA's support

The Japanese and English translations of these ministerial orders (including attached materials and notes) are published as reference materials of deliverables prepared by JICA technical cooperation experts in the course of their duties so that Japanese companies and individuals can understand the ministerial orders of Cambodia.

For legal matters, refer to the original Khmer text of the ministerial orders. JICA does not guarantee the accuracy of the Japanese and English translations of these ministerial orders (including attached materials and notes) and does not assume any liability for damages arising from the use of the Japanese and English translations of the ministerial orders (including attached materials and notes) by users.

Code of Civil Procedure

Promulgation on July 6, 2006

• Articles (Japanese) (PDF/1.19MB)
• Articles (Khmer) (PDF/1.49MB)
• Articles (English) (PDF/3.60MB)
• Articles with explanations (Japanese) (PDF/994KB)
• Articles with explanations (Khmer) (PDF/1.95MB)

Civil Code

Promulgation on December 8, 2007
Effective on December 20, 2011

• Articles (Japanese) (PDF/2.04MB)
• Articles (Khmer) (PDF/3.31MB)
• Articles (English) (PDF/1.73MB)

Law on Application of the Civil Code

Promulgation on May 31, 2011

• Articles (with explanations) (Japanese) (PDF/624KB)
• Articles (Khmer) (PDF/3.31MB)
• Articles (English) (PDF/236KB)

Civil Fine Procedural Law

Promulgation on March 31, 2008

• Articles (Japanese) (PDF/93KB)
• Articles (Khmer) (PDF/56KB)
• Articles (English: Draft) (PDF/25.2KB)
• Articles with explanations (Japanese) (PDF/24KB)
• Articles with explanations (Khmer) (PDF/113KB)

Inter-ministerial Prakas on Immovable Registration Procedure Pertaining to the Code of Civil Procedure

• Japanese (PDF/513KB)
• English (PDF/414KB)

Inter-ministerial Prakas on Immovable Registration Procedure Pertaining to the Civil Code

• Japanese (PDF/423KB)
• English (PDF/646KB)

Prakas on Matrimonial Property Contract Registration Procedure

Drafted and issued

• Japanese (tentative translation) (PDF/307KB)
• English (PDF/185KB)

Prakas on the Recruitment of Judges for the Court of First Instance with Insufficient Judges

• Khmer (PDF/83KB)

Announcement on Prakas 4 of the Prakas on the Recruitment of Judges for the Court of First Instance with Insufficient Judges

• Khmer (PDF/42KB)

Prakas Amending Appended Tables 1 and 3 of Prakas No. 28KY of July 7, 2007, on Criteria for Calculation of the Amounts of Petitions for Which Fees Are Required, Petition Fees, Fees for Administrative Processes Other Than Petitions for Judicial Decision and Court Costs Other Than Fees, and the Value of the Subject Matter of Judicial Proceedings

• Khmer (PDF/552KB)

Prakas on Judicial Deposit Procedure

Promulgation on December 9, 2009

• Articles with explanations (Japanese) (PDF/444KB)
• Japanese (PDF/358KB)
• Articles with explanations (Khmer) (PDF/249KB)
• Khmer (PDF/862KB)

Law on Procedures in Actions Relating to Personal Status

Promulgation on August 8, 2010
Effective on December 20, 2011

• Articles (with explanations) (Japanese) (PDF/349KB)
• Articles (with explanations) (English: Proofread by native speakers) (PDF/447KB)
• Articles (with explanations) (English) (PDF/447KB)

Non-Suit Civil Case Procedural Law

Promulgation on July 10, 2010
Effective on December 20, 2011

• "Appended Table" of the Law (promulgated edition) (Japanese) (PDF/225KB)
• Articles (with explanations) (Japanese) (PDF/611KB)
• Articles (with explanations) (English: Proofread by native speakers) (PDF/537KB)
• Articles (with explanations) (English) (PDF/537KB)

Other laws and regulations

For your reference, we publish the translated data of laws and regulations that need to be referred to in projects or related organizations for carrying out project activities.

Penal Code

Promulgation in November 2009

• Articles (Japanese) (PDF/1.46MB)

Act on the Status of Judges and Public Prosecutors

• Japanese (PDF/585KB)

Cabinet Order on Status

December 29, 2000

• Japanese (PDF/186KB)

Revision of the Cabinet Order on Status

June 24, 2002

• Japanese (PDF/103KB)

Identity Registration Guidelines

May 18, 2007

• Japanese (PDF/197KB)

Related information

Real rights registration

A report on the land registration system in Cambodia that summarizes the status of legal development and actual conditions of registration as of March 2014.

• Japanese (PDF/333KB)

Project deliverables

The Legal and Judicial Development Project (Phase 5)

• Sample forms and seminar materials (English)

Publication of civil judgment documents

• Publication of civil judgment documents (website of the Ministry of Justice of Cambodia) (final confirmation on March 15, 2022) (Khmer) (external link)

The Legal and Judicial Development Project (Phase 4)

• Seminar materials

The Legal and Judicial Cooperation Project (Phase 3)

• Laws and regulations (with explanations)

Real Estate Provisional Seizure Simulation Record and Manual (2009)

• Japanese (PDF/414KB)

The Legal and Judicial Cooperation Project (Phase 2)

Code of Civil Procedure

Promulgation on July 6, 2006

• Summary (judgment procedures) (Japanese) (PDF/693KB)
• Summary (judgment procedures) (Khmer) (PDF/10.4MB)

Summary of the Code of Civil Procedure

• Summary (compulsory execution and preservation) (Japanese) (PDF/689KB)
• Summary (compulsory execution and preservation) (Khmer) (PDF/9.07MB)

DVD: Civil litigation proceedings in the first instance - Based on a case of money lending claim -

Viewable in the JICA-NET Library (93 minutes)

• Japanese
• Khmer

Mock case records for mock trial in civil litigation proceedings in the first instance (based on cases in Japan) (2007)

• Japanese (PDF/564KB)

Project for Improvement of Civil Education at Training Schools for Judges and Prosecutors

RAJP project creation, Civil Code textbook

• Khmer
• English

Frequently Asked Questions on Preservative Relief (2009)

• Japanese (PDF/454KB)
• Khmer (PDF/454KB)
• English (PDF/489KB)