Law Research Centre

The Law Research Centre (C.R.E.D) is based in the Law Faculty of the Royal University of Law and Economics in Phnom Penh. First organization devoted to research in legal science, the C.R.E.D is aimed at contributing to developing to a real legal doctrine, essential to all legal systems.
Sponsored by the French cooperation and by the doctoral schools of the French Universities, Lyon 2 (Lumière) and Lyon 3 (Jean Moulin), the C.R.E.D possesses a powerful team composed of Cambodian experienced jurists, professors and Law professionals, all of whom are specialized in their field.

The C.R.E.D has 3 main missions:
- Foster research in Law and publishing books on Khmer Law
- Legal training on Khmer Law for Cambodian, international companies and for NGO’s
- Providing legal expertises, researches, reports…, upon request of international organisations, NGOs and Government Ministries.

The C.R.E.D institutionalizes a former research activity which publishes the following studies:
- R.U.L.E Gazette (from 1995 until now)
- Cambodian Constitutional Law 2006
- Introduction to Cambodian Law 2002 (revised edition 2005)
- Franco-Khmer lexical at legal terminologies in 1996 (revised edition 2005)

- Tenth anniversary of the Cambodian labor code 2008

The objectives of the CRED for the years 2008-2009 are:

- The launch of research aimed at developing a legal dictionary French-Khmer
- The preparation of educational resources in Cambodian law and the creation of a database and updated
- To conduct a review of current law was drafted with the collaboration of students in their final year of
- Organizing conferences Legal Topics

Email: fdsecoopfr2@everyday.com.kh