The justice ministry is preparing legislation for the establishment of separate courts for commercial and labour disputes, in the interest of a more effective judicial system, according to its secretary of state, Chin Malin.
Minister of Justice Koeut Rith has called on the UN Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI) to look into assisting Cambodia in the areas of criminal justice and law enforcement.
Minister of Justice Koeut Rith has advised all judges to help coordinate and mediate between the parties involved in a dispute before rulings are issued. He noted, however, that this kind of coordination and reconciliation should not be applied to criminal cases.
The justice ministry has termed 2022 as the year for “strengthening work discipline and ethics for officials in the judicial sector”, in a purported bid to improve work effectiveness.
An awareness campaign communicating the details of two new anti-money laundering laws launched by several ministries has been underway ahead of Cambodia’s Financial Action Task Force (FATF) evaluation, in which the Kingdom is expected to be removed from the organisation’s money laundering “grey list”.