TABLE OF CONTENTS
BOOK ONE .................................................................................................................................................1
GENERAL PROVISIONS .........................................................................................................................1
Title 1 ................................................................................................................................................................. 1
The Criminal Law ................................................................................................................................................ 1
Chapter 1 .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
General Principles ............................................................................................................................................. 1
Article 1: Scope of application of the criminal law ......................................................................................... 1
Article 2: Definition and classification of offences ......................................................................................... 1
Article 3: Principle of legality ......................................................................................................................... 1
Article 4: Intent ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Article 5: Interpretation of criminal law ........................................................................................................ 2
Article 6: Pronouncement of penalty ............................................................................................................ 2
Article 7: Application of Cambodian criminal law .......................................................................................... 2
Article 8: No impunity for serious violations of international humanitarian law............................................ 2
Chapter 2 .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Temporal Application Of Criminal Law .............................................................................................................. 3
Article 9: Application of less severe laws ....................................................................................................... 3
Article 10: Lighter or heavier penalties.......................................................................................................... 3
Article 11: Validity of proceedings ................................................................................................................. 3
Chapter 3 .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Territorial Application Of Cambodian Criminal Law ........................................................................................... 3
Section 1 ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Offences Committed Or Deemed To Have Been Committed In The Territory Of The Kingdom Of Cambodia ........ 4
Article 12: Meaning of territory of the Kingdom of Cambodia ....................................................................... 4
Article 13: Place where offence is committed ............................................................................................... 4
Article 14: Offence committed on board a Cambodian vessel ....................................................................... 4
Article 15: Offence committed on board a foreign‐flagged vessel ................................................................. 4
Article 16: Offence committed on board a Cambodian registered aircraft .................................................... 5
Article 17: Application of Cambodian criminal law to acts initiated in Cambodia .......................................... 5
Article 18: Characterisation of offences committed by a legal entity ............................................................ 5
Section 2 ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Offences Committed Outside The Territory Of The Kingdom Of Cambodia ........................................................... 5
Article 19: Felony or misdemeanour committed by a Cambodian national ................................................... 5
Article 20: Where the victim is a Cambodian national ................................................................................... 6
Article 21: Initiation of prosecution ............................................................................................................... 6
Article 22: Special jurisdiction for specific felonies ........................................................................................ 6
Article 23: Prohibition against cumulative charging and convictions ............................................................. 7
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Title 2 ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Criminal Responsibility ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 1 .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
General Provisions ............................................................................................................................................ 7
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