Publication : Press Release

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, labour unions, the International Commission of Jurists and Human Rights Watch, call on the National Assembly (“NA”) to delay the debate on the three draft laws related to judiciary, namely the Law on the Organization of the Courts, the Law on Organization and Functioning of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy, and the Law on the Statute of Judges and Prosecutors, which have been placed on the agenda of the plenary session of the NA scheduled for 20 May 2014, and which have not yet been publicly released for public consultation with civil society and relevant stakeholders. According to Article 35 and Article 49 of the Constitution, Khmer citizens have the right to participate actively in the political life of the nation and have a duty to take part in national reconstruction.

Information Source : Civil Society groups call on the National Assembly to delay the debate of the three draft laws related to judiciary

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