Constitution People's Republic of Kampuchea

1 constitution

1.1 first draft
1.2 constitution approved vietnam
1.3 constitution of soc

constitution
first draft

on 10 january 1980, people s revolutionary council named ros samay lead council draft constitution. wrote in khmer using clear , easy language whenever possible, mindful every cambodian should understand it. took constitutions of vietnam, east germany, ussr, hungary , bulgaria, previous cambodian constitutions (kingdom of cambodia, khmer republic), reference. since ros samay s draft failed please vietnamese, publicly discredited , draft scrapped.

constitution approved vietnam

the wording of prk s constitution stressed relations between prk regime , vietnam. prime minister pen sovann acknowledged vietnamese insisted on changing clauses didn t agree . finally, on 27 june 1981, new constitution promulgated pleased vietnamese. defined cambodia democratic state...gradually advancing toward socialism. transition socialism take place under leadership of marxist-leninist kprp. constitution explicitly placed cambodia within soviet union s orbit. country s primary enemies, according constitution, chinese expansionists , hegemonists in beijing, acting in collusion united states imperialism , other powers.

while technically guaranteeing broad range of civil liberties , fundamental rights , constitution placed number of restrictions. example, act may not injure honor of other persons, nor should adversely affect mores , customs of society, or public order, or national security. in line principle of socialist collectivism, citizens obligated carry out state s political line , defend collective property.

the constitution addressed principles governing culture, education, social welfare, , public health. development of language, literature, arts, , science , technology stressed, along need cultural preservation, tourist promotion, , cultural co-operation foreign countries.

provisions state organs in constitutional chapters dealing national assembly, council of state, council of ministers, local people s revolutionary committees, , judiciary. fundamental operation of public bodies principle marxist-leninist kprp served important political institution of state. intermediary linkages between state bureaucracy , grass-roots activities provided numerous organisations affiliated kampuchean (or khmer) united front national construction , defense (kufncd).

constitution of soc

the constitution revised in 1989 accommodate market-oriented policies of newly formed state of cambodia . state continuation of prk regime adapted new realities dictated collapse of soviet bloc, when mikhail gorbachev reduced minimum soviet support vietnam , cambodia. cambodian leadership found scrambling favour abroad, included need open markets, gradual abandoning of original pro-soviet stance , pressure find accommodation factions warring against it.

the prk s constitution had not made mention of head of state, perhaps reserving role sihanouk.

the state of cambodia constitution, however, stated president of council of state head of state of cambodia .