Law and judiciary

In recent years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices have gained significant traction globally, and Cambodia is no exception to this trend. As global markets, particularly those based in the European Union, set increasingly stringent environmental regulatory standards, Cambodian businesses face both challenges and opportunities ...

On 8 August 2024, the Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) hosted a full-day multi-stakeholder dialogue on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting in Cambodia at the Himawari Hotel in Phnom Penh. The event attracted 75 participants, including 29 women, from diverse backgrounds and institutions. Attendees ...

The Cambodian government has drafted an entirely new Land Law (the draft law), more than 20 years after the promulgation of the 2001 Land Law. Acknowledging the importance of participation from civil society, local communities, and indigenous peoples (IPs), Open Development Cambodia (ODC) formally sought ...

Cambodia’s new investment law could open the way for more inclusive, sustainable investment. In a series of virtual meetings, stakeholders from across Cambodia came together to assess the challenges and opportunities arising from that law and investment governance generally. ...

In Phnom Penh on 21 October 2020, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted a workshop on the legal and regulatory archives of Open Development Cambodia. The workshop aimed to improve the user experience of ODC’s “Legal documents” section.Workshop, participants came from varying backgrounds. Some were from ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant levels of pressure on many governments, requiring them to implement new regulations and policies to reduce the spread of the virus. In Cambodia, the socioeconomic challenges posed by the pandemic mainly come from the reduction of commercial operations at ...

Between 2010 and 2018, 73 people have been victims of extra-judicial violence, more commonly referred to as “mob justice” or “mob killings” and these acts of violence resulted in 57 deaths and 16 wounded.1 Those figures are considered by experts to be largely underestimated due ...

On​ 16​ January​ 2018,​ Open​ Development​ Cambodia​ is​ invited​ to​ participate​ in​ the​ consultation​ workshop​ on​ verification​ result​ of​ reviewed​ Forestry​ and​ Protected​ laws​ at​ Himawari​ hotel.​ This​ workshop​ is​ attended​ by​ 24​ international​ and​ national​ non-governmental​ organizations​ representatives,​ technical​ officers​ from​ Ministry​ of​ Environment​ ...

Opening session of the consultative meeting on the draft of Cybercrime LawOn 5 June 2014, ODC Executive Director Thy Try participated in the consultative meeting on the draft of Cybercrime Law. The objectives of the event are to (1) share the consolidate analysis and key findings ...

ODC team joined a Law Group Meeting.ODC team joined a Law Group Meeting.On May 30, 2014, ODC team joined a Lawyer Group Meeting. In this meeting, ODC showed the attendees the ODC Laws & Regulations page and asked for suggestions and comments from the lawyers ...

Pich Ratana, ODC Editor – Researcher, showing the mining databaseOn February 20, 2014, Mr. Thy Try, ODC Executive Director and Ms Pich Ratana, ODC Editor – Researcher, were invited to deliver a presentation in the 23rd National Level Extractive Industry Social and Environmental Impact Network ...