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| The Senate |
| Released on 2012-01-27 |
| Cambodia has a bicameral parliament consisting of the Senate and the National Assembly. The Senate plays an advisory role in terms of legislation and is elected indirectly by commune councilors and representatives of the National Assembly. Whilst the Senate is viewed as being in tune with principle of democracy and transparency, the manner in which senators are voted in and the restrictions to its mandate raise substantive question as to its effectiveness.
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| The National Assembly |
| Released on 2011-10-28 |
| The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (“CPP”) has used its two‐thirds majority to enact internal rules within the National Assembly which require members of parliament to sit as groups of ten, effectively denying individual members access to parliamentary debate. Thearbitrary administrative requirements have been used to stifle opposition and minority party opinions in parliamentary debate. |
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| The State |
| Released on 2011-08-31 |
| The Kingdom of Cambodia ("Cambodia") fails not only to match up to objective definitions of a "state", but also to adhere to its own constitution, which envisaged and prescribed a liberal democracy that
observes the rule of law, with robust and independent state institutions to act as democratic checks and balances on the power of the executive. |
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| The Constitutional Council |
| Released on 2011-07-29 |
| The Constitutional Council does not fulfill its duty to safeguard respect for the Constitution. Strong political affiliations, limited jurisdiction and complicated procedural requirements make the Constitutional Council ineffective-‐inaccessible to the general public and open to political
influence by the executive. |
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