Outcome

Due processes before administrative bodies and the courts of law and the right of appeal of all persons ensured.

Strategy

1. Provide high quality and easily accessible legal aid services according to the needs of the people.

2. Increase number of lawyers according to established criteria to provide legal advice and other services to litigants and other clients covering the total population of the country and foreigners involved - or involving - in Cambodia, including the provision of efficient training to law students as well as continuing professional development programs to ensure highest possible quality of legal advice is provided to clients.

3. Ensure that due process is defined by law and followed by judges, lawyers, court staff and other law enforcement officials and that the involved are sufficiently informed on how due process is conducted.

Short Term

4.1.1 Policy and legal provisions on legal representation and legal aid, including ensuring the freedom of NGOs to provide legal aid (phase 1).

4.1.2 Survey on the availability and need for legal aid with the view to fill the gaps

4.2.1 Revision of the law on the Bar and establishment of a streamlined procedure, including transparent criteria for entering the Bar.

4.2.2 Ensure a well-functioning Centre for the training of Lawyers offering sufficient basic, specialized and issue training to all lawyers.

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Medium Term

4.1.1 Policy and legal provisions on legal representation and legal aid, including ensuring the freedom of NGOs to provide legal aid (phase 2).

4.2.3 Promotion of ethics for lawyers, including by effective discipline by a Council of Ethics within the Bar according to given ethical standards for lawyers.

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Long Term

4.2.4 Adjusting the curricula for obtaining degree in law to needs for legal advice4.1.2 Survey on the availability and need for legal aid with the view to fill the gaps

4.3.1 Establishing legal provisions in the relevant laws (administrative procedural code, civil and criminal procedural codes, organic law on ogranisation of the courts, law on the Constitutional Council etc.) to define due process

4.3.2 Ensure access to information on due process through legislative provisions (Administrative Code, law on access to information, civil and criminal procedural code

4.3.3 The existence of the function of an Ombudsman office

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