PPAC in English - Khmer Krom

1992 United Nations — Treaty Series • Nations Unies — Recueil des Traités 93ANNEX SPrinciples for a nev constitution for Cambodia1. The constitution will be the supreme law of the land.It may be amended only by a designated process involvinglegislative approval, popular referendum, or both.2. Cambodia's tragic recent history requires specialmeasures to assure protection of human rights. Therefore, theconstitution will contain a declaration of fundamental rights,including the rights to life, personal liberty, security,freedom of movement, freedom of religion, assembly andassociation including political parties and trade unions, dueprocess and equality before the law, protection from arbitrarydeprivation of property or deprivation of private propertywithout just compensation, and freedom from racial, ethnic,religious or sexual discrimination. It will prohibit theretroactive application of criminal law. The declaration willbe consistent with the provisions of the Universal Declarationof Human Rights and other relevant international instruments.Aggrieved individuals will be entitled to have the courtsadjudicate and enforce these rights.3. The constitution will declare Cambodia's status as asovereign, independent and neutral State, and the nationalunity of the Cambodian people.4. The constitution will state that Cambodia will followa system of liberal democracy, on the basis of pluralism. Itwill provide for periodic and genuine elections. It willprovide for the right to vote and to be elected by universaland equal suffrage. It will provide for voting by secretballot, with a requirement that electoral procedures provide afull and fair opportunity to organize and participate in theelectoral process.Vol. 1663, 1-28613