| "I invoke the genius of Constitution." (William Pitt, | | | | of expression, faith, assembly, |
| Earl of Chatham - 1777) | | | | association-establishment, private properties, |
| Despite present image and discriminatory merits | | | | compensation, economic perspiration and |
| have made Cambodia one of the most | | | | accountabilities. |
| stigmatized international actors in the world, this | | | | Referring to the Constitution of the Kingdom of |
| sovereign state still boasts "one foundation for | | | | Cambodia; Chapter III, from Article 31 to 50, the |
| her general functioning." The addressed one | | | | rights and obligations of the Cambodian citizens |
| foundation for general functioning of the state is | | | | are tabulated. In these articles, from the most |
| "the Constitution." The all-out purpose of this | | | | basic (physiological) rights to responsibilities before |
| article is to analyze the Constitution of the | | | | the state of the Cambodian citizens are listed. |
| Kingdom of Cambodia; whether it addresses the | | | | The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia |
| Constitutional pioneer's theory and other | | | | does now fill the second criteria of the theory of |
| democratically valid eligibilities. | | | | generally accepted Constitution. And the last |
| Constitution is not just about listing from preamble | | | | common element of Constitution is "the structure |
| and oath to the final provision, but there must be | | | | of the government." |
| one or many absolute cores to convert a piece | | | | III. Structure of the government: |
| of writing, made by very few, into the Municipal | | | | In the democratic or democracy-oriented |
| God (Constitution) that the entire population must | | | | countries, the government is usually divided into |
| unconditionally abide by. This article will compare | | | | three separate branches: executive, legislative and |
| the common elements of the generally accepted | | | | judicial. To be precise, structure of government is |
| Constitution to the Constitution of the Kingdom of | | | | the path on which the public affairs of one state |
| Cambodia. | | | | is operated. |
| The principle of sovereignty has made the | | | | Structure of government is also different |
| Constitution of every world countries not | | | | between parliamentary system and |
| definitively identical, but to be generally accepted, | | | | presidential-style parliamentary system. |
| the Constitution must fulfill all the below criteria | | | | In the case of Cambodia, the three branches of |
| (with exception to few countries). | | | | government is, according to the Constitution, |
| I. Preamble: | | | | separated (Article 51, paragraph 4). Chapter VII, |
| Comparing to education, preamble is like "an | | | | VIII and IX of the Constitution of the Kingdom of |
| orientation" to urge the reader continue to the | | | | Cambodia are all about the structure of the |
| next page. Administrative functioning, political | | | | government. |
| stance, civil rights and other statesmanship are | | | | The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia |
| not addressed in the preamble. Robert L. Maddex | | | | now reaches the final eligibility to be authentically |
| states that "however, in the case of some | | | | accepted as the valid Constitution as per the |
| Constitutions of communist countries, the | | | | theory of our Constitutional pioneer. |
| preamble may reveal the motives for the | | | | There are still many debates and argument on |
| document, which otherwise bears little | | | | whether the Constitution of the Kingdom of |
| resemblance to how the national political power | | | | Cambodia is truly democratic or not. Those |
| structure actually operates (Robert L. Maddex, | | | | interested in public affairs are making the public |
| 1995, Constitutions of the World, p. xi). | | | | opinions get confused. Whether the Constitution |
| Preamble of the Constitution of the Kingdom of | | | | of the Kingdom of Cambodia is democratic or not, |
| Cambodia states: | | | | is the "matters of politics", not "the matters of |
| ... awakened, stood up with a resolute | | | | law." We are doing legal analysis, but our mentality |
| determination to strengthen the national unity, to | | | | is focusing on politics; this has made the new |
| preserve and defend Cambodia's territory and its | | | | interested individuals get even more confused and |
| precious sovereignty and the prestige of Angkor | | | | complicated. |
| civilization, and to restore Cambodia into an "Island | | | | I do not dare to say that whether the |
| of Peace" ... we inscribe the following as the | | | | Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia is |
| Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia. | | | | democratic or not, because I am not doing political |
| The selected paragraphs of the Constitution of | | | | analysis, but I dare to say that Constitution of the |
| the Kingdom of Cambodia are to orient the | | | | Kingdom of Cambodia does possess adequate |
| readers to the next page. As we can see, the | | | | criteria to be regarded as a "generally accepted |
| political system and other state of affairs are not | | | | Constitution." |
| mentioned in the Preamble contained in the | | | | Constitutional council of the Kingdom of Cambodia |
| Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia. | | | | is the sole institution responsible for interpreting |
| Cambodia has now achieved the first common | | | | any law passed by the National Assembly of the |
| element of what I call the generally accepted | | | | Kingdom of Cambodia. |
| Constitution. | | | | The Author of this article recommends those |
| II. Fundamental rights: | | | | concerned to use "the Constitution of the |
| Most of the written Constitutions reiterate the list | | | | Kingdom of Cambodia" for any occasion. |
| of fundamental rights, obligations and | | | | Anyone looking for a World-class Romantic |
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| rights (Maddex). Fundamental rights and civil rights | | | | Anyone in the world looking for this Imaginary |
| are usually deployed interchangeably. The list of | | | | World-class service is welcome. |
| fundamental rights is mostly surrounding freedom | | | | |