Land Law (Cambodia)

Summary

The objective of the Land Law (2001) is to determine the regime of ownership for immovable properties in the Kingdom of Cambodia for the purpose of guaranteeing the rights of ownership and other rights related to immovable property, according to the provisions of the 1993 Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The law delegates the authority to manage the cadastral administration of immovable property belonging to the state and the issuance of land titles to the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC). It defines the rights of ownership according to state or private property and recognizes the right of indigenous peoples to their traditional residential and agricultural lands. Furthermore, it authorises the granting of land concessions for either social or economic purposes, provided that the relevant authority (in the case of forests either the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries or the Ministry of environment) have issued a legal document prior to the occupation.