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REGIONAL LAND FORUM21 -23 JUNE 2016HANOI, VIETNAM
SOR SONTHEARY, SK ADVISERREGIONAL FOCAL PERSON
FORLAND TENURE SECURITY TASKFORCE
LAND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN
CAMBODIA
Contents
1.History of Land Tenure System in Cambodia2.Causes of Land Conflicts 3.Existing Land Conflict Resolution Mechanism 4. Why Alternative Dispute Resolution ?5. Recommendations 6. Q&A
1. History of Land Tenure System in Cambodia
Pre-1863 : Feudal System- use-based ownership system 1863-1953: French Protectorate –French property rights
introduced 1953-1970: Kingdom of Cambodia I-continuation of French
System 1970-1975 : Khmer Republic- continuation of the French System 1975-1979 : Democratic Kampuchea –Abolition of all property
rights 1979-1989 : The People’s Republic of Kampuchea-State own
land and natural resources 1989-1993 : The State of Cambodia- Free-Market Economy 1993-Present: The Kingdom of Cambodia II- Free-Market
Economy
2. Causes of Land Conflicts
Civil war within the country in the past Lack of legal/policies awareness raising
and implementation Population increase and the needs for
land Traditional practices of Cambodian
people State land and community land
grabbing Large Scale Land Acquisition (economic
land concessions) Urbanisation and development
3.Existing Land Conflict Resolution Mechanism
Within Court System Outside Court System ( ADR and other
interventions) o Local authorities, development partners,
NGOs, CBOs… o Cadastral Commissiono National Authority for Land Dispute
Resolution (NALDR)
4. Why Alternative Dispute Resolution ?
ADR can improve people’s access to justiceADR can help manage conflicts that may
directly impair development initiativesADR can reduce the level of tension and
prevent conflict in a communityADR can prepare community leaders, increase
civic engagement, and create public processes to facilitate economic restructuring and other social change
ADR can support and complement court reformADR can reduce the cost of resolving disputes
o Three-tier system of cadastral commission (CC)N
CCP
MCCD
KCC
5 steps of land dispute resolution by cadastral commission
1Making
Complaint
2Investigatio
n
3Administrative Meeting
4Conciliation
5Issuance of
Title
5- Recommendations
Conflict prevention through awareness raising and training of land law and policies to the public and local authorities
Using existing ADR for conflict resolution
Law enforcement through court system Working together for land governance-
relevant ministries, development partners, private sector , NGOs and communities
6-Questions and Answers
Thank you for your attention !