The Ministry of Justice is the government authority in Cambodia responsible for the justice domain, including the legal framework, judicial administration, prosecution policy, and the rule of law within the national governance system. Its regulatory scope typically covers justice-sector policy, court administration, legal and procedural regulation, institutional oversight, compliance measures, and enforcement coordination relevant to the administration of law. This page serves as a central hub for tracking policy updates, regulatory developments, governance measures, and enforcement activities related to Cambodia’s justice framework, judicial institutions, and broader legal oversight environment.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Justice presented a draft law on combating technology-based fraud to Senate committees on 2 April 2026, as part of the legislative review process. The proposed regulation was unanimously supported at committee level and scheduled for Senate consideration the following day.
The Ministry of Justice convened a two-day justice sector conference to review 2025 performance and define priority work directions for 2026, with participation from judicial, prosecutorial, court administration, and related law enforcement institutions. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Justice and included presentations on justice sector results and campaigns to accelerate case resolution and address irregularities in the courts.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice met with the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cambodia to discuss ongoing and future cooperation. The discussion covered collaboration with several UN agencies on juvenile justice, prison overcrowding, counter-narcotics and combating technology-enabled fraud.
The Ministry of Justice’s Gender Committee, led by Secretary of State Pen Sometha and Undersecretary of State Mao Phirun, conducted a mission to the Svay Rieng Provincial Court of First Instance and the Prosecutor’s Office to review handling of women-related cases. The visit also aimed to share information on Cambodia’s obligations under the CEDAW Convention and to support preparation of reports to the CEDAW Committee in line with the Prime Minister’s 12 key recommendations.
The Ministry of Justice’s Committee on Rank and Honorary Titles for judges and prosecutors held a meeting on 18 March 2026 to review promotion proposals for 2026. The committee examined 426 proposals nationwide, including promotions by seniority, by academic qualification, and cases involving removal from positions.
The Ministry of Justice convened a meeting led by Secretary of State Kim Santipheap to review and provide comments on a new system for rapid transmission of documents from judicial institutions to the General Department of Criminal Affairs via the Ministry’s cloud platform. The system was prepared by the technical working group for digitalization in response to a request from the General Department of Criminal Affairs.
Cambodia’s Council of Ministers approved in full a draft law on combating fraud committed through technology systems. The update has long-term reference value because it records formal executive approval of a draft criminal-law instrument before submission to the legislative institutions.
The Ministry of Justice held a formal meeting to review and discuss preparations for amending the Criminal Code. The update has long-term reference value because it records an official institutional step in the development of a core legal instrument.
The update records an inter-ministerial review meeting on the draft law on road traffic, involving the Ministry of Justice and the National Road Safety Committee. It has long-term reference value because it documents an identifiable step in the drafting process of a formal legal instrument.
This update reports on a high-level meeting led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Keat Rith to review and discuss preparations for amendments to Cambodia's Criminal Procedure Code. The session's focus on legal procedural reform provides long-term reference value for tracking developments in Cambodia's justice system.
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