A comprehensive, structured collection of Cambodian laws and legal documents. This project transforms official legal texts into machine-readable Markdown, featuring high-quality AI-assisted English translations.
- Markdown Format: All laws are converted to clean, structured Markdown for easy reading and integration.
- AI-Powered English Translations: Many documents include high-quality English translations generated by AI, with technical terms accompanied by their original Khmer in brackets.
- Original Source: When possible (and when file sizes allow), the original PDF sources are included for reference.
- Organized Structure: Laws are categorized with consistent naming conventions and versioning.
The dataset is organized within the dataset/ directory. Each law is contained in its own subdirectory:
dataset/
└── [law-identifier]/
├── [law-identifier].md (Original Khmer Version)
├── [law-identifier]-en.md (AI-Generated English Translation)
└── [law-identifier].pdf (Original PDF Document, optional)The dataset is categorized by a priority score (0 being the most critical, such as the Constitution). Click on the links to view the structured Markdown files.
- រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា (២០២៥) The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer | English
- ក្រមរដ្ឋប្បវេណីនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា Civil Code of the Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer | English
- ក្រមនីតិវិធីរដ្ឋប្បវេណី (២០០៦) Code of Civil Procedure Khmer | English
- ក្រមនីតិវិធីព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ (២០០៧) Code of Criminal Procedure Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការរៀបចំអង្គការតុលាការ (២០១៤) Law on the Organization of Courts Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការធ្វើបាតុកម្មដោយសន្តិវិធី (២០០៩) Law on Peaceful Demonstration Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីឧត្តមក្រុមប្រឹក្សានៃអង្គចៅក្រម (២០១៤) Law on the Supreme Council of the Magistracy Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីរបបសារព័ត៌មាន (១៩៩៥) Law on the Press Regime Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីលក្ខន្តិកៈចៅក្រម និងព្រះរាជអាជ្ញា (២០១៤) Law on the Statute of Judges and Prosecutors Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់គោលទាំងបីពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងប្រព័ន្ធតុលាការ (២០១៤) Three Fundamental Laws on Judiciary Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការរៀបចំ និងការប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៃគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី (២០១៨) Organization and Functioning of the Council of Ministers Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីអត្រានុកូលដ្ឋាន ស្ថិតិអត្រានុកូលដ្ឋាន និងអត្តសញ្ញាណកម្ម (២០២៣) Law on Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identification Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការត្រួតពិនិត្យគ្រឿងញៀន (២០១២) Law on Drug Control Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីវិនិយោគនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា (២០២១) Law on Investment Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីសញ្ជាតិខ្មែរ (២០១៨) Law on Nationality Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីសញ្ជាតិ (២០២៥) Law on Nationality and Amendments Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីពន្ធនាគារ (២០១១) Law on Prisons Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីប្រព័ន្ធហិរញ្ញវត្ថុសាធារណៈ (២០២៣) Law on Public Finance System Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីសារពើពន្ធ (២០២៣) Law on Taxation Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការគ្រប់គ្រងរដ្ឋបាលឃុំ-សង្កាត់ (២០០១) Law on the Administrative Management of Communes/Sangkat Khmer | English
- ក្រមបរិស្ថាននិងធនធានធម្មជាតិ (២០២៣) Environment and Natural Resources Code Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការប្រឆាំងហិរញ្ញប្បទានដល់ការរីកសាយភាយអាវុធមហាប្រល័យ (២០២០) Law on Combating the Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការប្រកួតប្រជែង (២០២១) Law on Competition Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីកិច្ចការពារអ្នកប្រើប្រាស់ (២០១៩) Law on Consumer Protection Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីគយ (២០០៧) Law on Customs Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីពាណិជ្ជកម្មតាមប្រព័ន្ធអេឡិចត្រូនិក (២០១៩) Law on E-Commerce Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីយុត្តិធម៌អនីតិជន (២០១៦) Law on Juvenile Justice Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការរៀបចំទឹកដី នគរូបនីយកម្ម និងសំណង់ (១៩៩៤) Law on Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការជួយគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមកផ្នែកច្បាប់ក្នុងវិស័យព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ (២០២០) Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីលក្ខន្តិកៈមេធាវី (១៩៩៥) Law on the Statute of Lawyers Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីនីតិវិធីនៃការពិន័យស៊ីវិល (២០០៨) Law on Civil Fine Procedure Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីមជ្ឈត្តការផ្នែកពាណិជ្ជកម្ម (២០០៦) Law on Commercial Arbitration Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីសំណង់ (២០១៩) Law on Construction Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីសិទ្ធិអ្នកនិពន្ធ និងសិទ្ធិប្រហាក់ប្រហែល (២០០៣) Law on Copyright and Related Rights Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការបង្កើតក្រសួងយុត្តិធម៌ (១៩៩៦) Law on the Establishment of the Ministry of Justice Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីអស្សាមិករណ៍ (២០១០) Law on Expropriation Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីសុវត្ថិភាពម្ហូបអាហារ (២០២២) Law on Food Safety Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីក្ស័យធន (២០០៧) Law on Insolvency Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីឧបករណ៍អាចជួញដូរបាន និងប្រតិបត្តិការទូទាត់សងប្រាក់ (២០០៥) Law on Negotiable Instruments and Payment Transactions Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការរៀបចំនិងការប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៃអាជ្ញាធរសេវាហិរញ្ញវត្ថុមិនមែនធនាគារ (២០២១) Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Non-Bank Financial Services Authority Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីលទ្ធកម្មសាធារណៈ (២០២៣) Law on Public Procurement Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីចរាចរណ៍ផ្លូវគោក (២០១៧) Law on Road Traffic Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីផ្លូវថ្នល់ (២០១៤) Law on Roads Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីលក្ខន្តិកៈសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា (២០០៨) Law on Statute of Members of the Senate Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីរបបហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ និងការគ្រប់គ្រងទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិរបស់រដ្ឋបាលថ្នាក់ក្រោមជាតិ (២០១១) Law on Financial Regime and Property Management of Sub-National Administrations Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការគ្រប់គ្រងទឹកស្អាត (២០២៣) Law on Clean Water Management Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីជលផល (២០០៦) Law on Fisheries Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីព្រៃឈើ (២០០២) Law on Forestry Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីម៉ាកសម្គាល់ភូមិសាស្ត្រទំនិញ (២០១៤) Law on Geographical Indications Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីមូលបត្ររដ្ឋ (២០២០) Law on Government Securities Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការគ្រប់គ្រងប្រេងកាត និងផលិតផលប្រេងកាត (២០១៩) Law on Management of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីវិធានដើមកំណើតទំនិញ (២០២៣) Law on Rules of Origin Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីទេសចរណ៍ (២០០៩) Law on Tourism Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីឧបាស្រ័យពាណិជ្ជកម្ម (២០១៧) Law on Trade Remedies Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីបរធនបាលកិច្ច (២០១៩) Law on Trusts Khmer | English
- អនុក្រឹត្យ លេខ ១៣០ ស្តីពីការរៀបចំ និងការប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៃក្រសួងយុត្តិធម៌ Sub-Decree No. 130 on the Organization and Functioning of the Ministry of Justice Khmer | English
- អនុក្រឹត្យលេខ ១២៦ ស្តីពីការគ្រប់គ្រង និងប្រើប្រាស់អគារសហកម្មសិទ្ធិ (២០០៩) Sub-Decree No. 126 on Management and Use of Co-Owned Buildings Khmer | English
- អនុក្រឹត្យលេខ ៤៨ ស្តីពី កម្រិតប្រាក់បៀវត្សជាប់ពន្ធប្រចាំខែ និងកម្រិតប្រាក់ចំណូលជាប់ពន្ធប្រចាំឆ្នាំ (២០២៤) Sub-Decree No. 48 on Monthly Salary Tax Thresholds and Annual Income Tax Thresholds Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការដឹកជញ្ជូនតាមផ្លូវទឹក (២០២៤) Law on Waterway Transport Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការគ្រប់គ្រងល្បែងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម (២០២០) Law on the Management of Commercial Gambling Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការការពាររុក្ខជាតិ និងភូតគាមអនាម័យ (២០២២) Law on Plant Protection and Phytosanitary Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីប្រព័ន្ធទឹកកខ្វក់ (២០២៤) Law on Sewage System Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការគ្រប់គ្រងអាស៊ីដខ្លាំង (២០១១) Law on the Management of Strong Acid Khmer | English
- ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការបង្ក្រាបល្បែងស៊ីសង (១៩៩៦) Law on Suppression of Gambling Khmer | English
(Note: File paths may vary slightly based on actual dataset filenames)
The English versions are generated using advanced LLMs (Gemini) following a set of strict translation rules:
- Preservation of original document structure and formatting.
- Inclusion of original Khmer terms in brackets for legal or technical terms: e.g.,
Jurisdiction (សមត្ថកិច្ច). - Use of formal, standard English suitable for official documents.
- Mental correction of OCR-related typos in the original Khmer before translation.
The primary source for the laws in this dataset is the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
The content provided in this dataset is for educational and research purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the conversions and translations, you should always consult official government sources and qualified legal professionals for official legal matters.
The long-term goal of this project is to become a complete, exhaustive, and searchable legal archive for the Kingdom of Cambodia.
To achieve true searchability, the archive plans to capture the full scale of Cambodia's modern legal framework:
- Laws & Codes (Chbab - ច្បាប់): ~350 - 500 documents (encompassing all primary legislation since 1993).
- Sub-Decrees (Anukret - អនុក្រឹត្យ): ~2,000 - 4,000+ documents (addressing operational regulations and governmental structure).
- Ministerial Regulations (Prakas - ប្រកាស): ~10,000 - 20,000+ documents (covering ministerial instructions, guidelines, and specific sectoral directives).
- Developing a fast, local indexing system so researchers and lawyers can search across all Khmer and English translated texts.
- Creating term glossaries to link Khmer legal jargon directly to their standardized English equivalents.
Depending on the processing pace (OCR conversion, MD formatting, and translation verification), here is how long compiling the archive will take:
| Milestone / Dataset Scope | Total Docs | At 10 docs/day | At 100 docs/day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical "Big Picture" (Core Codes & Laws) | ~100 | ~10 days (0.03 years) | ~1 day |
| Comprehensive Core (Primary Laws & Main Sub-decrees) | ~1,000 | ~100 days (0.27 years) | ~10 days |
| Full Legislative + Sub-Decree Archive (All Laws + Sub-decrees) | ~4,500 | ~450 days (1.23 years) | ~45 days (0.12 years) |
| The Ultimate Exhaustive Archive (All Laws, Sub-decrees & Prakas) | ~25,000 | ~2,500 days (6.85 years) | ~250 days (0.68 years) |
When searching for original Khmer PDF versions of laws, sub-decrees, or Prakas to expand the archive, the following methods are recommended:
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The Royal Gazette (Raza Kret - រាជកិច្ច)
- The absolute source of truth. Every law, decree, and sub-decree must be published here to become legally active.
- Search the digital archives of the Council of Ministers (Sodi) or official Gazette libraries.
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Official Ministry Portals & Decentralization
- Ministry of Justice (MoJ): Best for core codes and judicial organization laws.
- Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF): Excellent for taxation laws, Prakas on financial thresholds, and public procurement.
- Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC): Great for investment laws and related sub-decrees.
- Ministry-Specific Sourcing: Many regulatory documents (especially Prakas, circulars, and guidelines) are decentralized and published only on the website of the specific issuing ministry.
- Social Media & Telegram: Official ministry Facebook pages and Telegram channels are active sources where scanned PDFs of new Prakas are first released.
To locate sector-specific regulations (especially Prakas), you must search the portals of the corresponding ministries:
- Office of the Council of Ministers (OCM - ទីស្តីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី): The central cabinet body, responsible for overall coordination and housing the main database of laws and sub-decrees.
- Ministry of Interior (MoI - ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ): Oversees national security, police, administration, civil registry, and sub-national governance.
- Ministry of National Defense (MoND - ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ): Manages military regulations, national security directives, and defense sector administrative rules.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC - ក្រសួងការបរទេសនិងសហប្រតិបត្តិការអន្តរជាតិ): Deals with treaties, international agreements, diplomatic protocols, and visa regulations.
- Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF - ក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ចនិងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ): Issues all rules on taxation, custom duties, state property, and budget management.
- Ministry of Information (MoInfo - ក្រសួងព័ត៌មាន): Regulates media licensing, TV/radio broadcasting guidelines, and publication standards.
- Ministry of Health (MoH - ក្រសួងសុខាភិបាល): Handles pharmacy licensing, food safety regulations, and public health directives.
- Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI - ក្រសួងឧស្សាហកម្ម វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ បច្ចេកវិទ្យា និងនវានុវត្តន៍): Oversees factory licensing, national product standards (ISC), patents, utility models, and clean water utilities.
- Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME - ក្រសួងរ៉ែនិងថាមពល): Regulates mining licenses, oil and gas, electricity rules, and utility licensing.
- Ministry of Planning (MoP - ក្រសួងផែនការ): Governs national census data, economic surveys, and national strategic planning.
- Ministry of Commerce (MoC - ក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម): Deals with business registration, trade rules, e-commerce, and intellectual property.
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS - ក្រសួងអប់រំ យុវជន និងកីឡា): Establishes school standards, university licensing, and educational curriculum guidelines.
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF - ក្រសួងកសិកម្ម): Regulates forestry protection, fishing rights, and agriculture.
- Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts (MCFA - ក្រសួងវប្បធម៌និងវិចិត្រសិល្បៈ): Regulates heritage sites, cultural property, archaeological management, and filming permissions.
- Ministry of Environment (MoE - ក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន): Manages natural resources, protected areas, and environmental impact assessments (EIA).
- Ministry of Rural Development (MRD - ក្រសួងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជនបទ): Directs clean water supply in rural zones, rural road infrastructure, and ethnic minority guidelines.
- Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY - ក្រសួងសង្គមកិច្ច អតីតយុទ្ធជន និងយុវនីតិសម្បទា): Governs social security benefits, state pensions, disability rights, and orphanage standards.
- Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC - ក្រសួងរៀបចំដែនដី): Handles land titles, zoning laws, building permits, and construction standards.
- Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM - ក្រសួងធនធានទឹកនិងឧតុនិយម): Manages water resources, irrigation infrastructure, and weather/meteorological reporting.
- Ministry of Religions and Cults (MRC - ក្រសួងធម្មការនិងសាសនា): Oversees Buddhist monk organization, religious structures, and directives for non-Buddhist religious groups.
- Ministry of Women's Affairs (MoWA - ក្រសួងកិច្ចការនារី): Coordinates gender equality policies and social programs supporting women.
- Ministry of Civil Service (MCS - ក្រសួងមុខងារសាធារណៈ): Sets administrative policies for civil servants and manages public administration reforms.
- Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT - ក្រសួងសាធារណការ): Handles road traffic laws, transport licenses, and infrastructure rules.
- Ministry of Justice (MoJ - ក្រសួងយុត្តិធម៌): The primary judicial executive body, dealing with laws, court administration, prosecutors, and official legal forms.
- Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MoLVT - ក្រសួងការងារ): Regulates employment, unions, labor disputes, and foreign work permits.
- Ministry of Tourism (MoT - ក្រសួងទេសចរណ៍): Governs tourism licenses, hotels, tour guide certifications, and casino zone rules.
- Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC - ក្រសួងប្រៃសណីយ៍): Issues rules on telecom, internet service providers (ISPs), and data privacy/technology.
- Ministry of Inspection (MoI - ក្រសួងអធិការកិច្ច): (Formerly MONASRI) Coordinates legal relationships and conducts inspections regarding corruption and administrative efficiency.
- State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA - រដ្ឋលេខាធិការដ្ឋានអាកាសចរស៊ីវិល): Handles aviation security, airport operational guidelines, and airline licensing.
- State Secretariat of Border Affairs (SSBA - រដ្ឋលេខាធិការដ្ឋានកិច្ចការព្រំដែន): Manages national border agreements and mapping directives.
- When searching via Google, always include specific Khmer prefixes alongside the year or law number to filter out noise:
- For Laws:
ច្បាប់ស្តីពី...(Law on...) - For Sub-decrees:
អនុក្រឹត្យលេខ...(Sub-decree No...) - For Prakas:
ប្រកាសលេខ...(Prakas No...) - Combine with
filetype:pdffor direct document links.
- For Laws:
- Check digital law compilations such as the Sastra Co. database, ODC (Open Development Cambodia), or the Bar Association of Cambodia for scanned archives.
This project declares its AI usage in AI-DECLARATION.md, following the
AI-DECLARATION.md standard (level: assist).
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