Recommendation Complaints and Appeas 19.4 (Legal Framework) Cambodia 2002
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/KH/cambodia-final-report-commune-council-elections-eu/at_download/file
Whatever mechanism is deemed most appropriate for Cambodia it is clear that the rule of law must be applied if the legal basis of the elections is to be guaranteed. Whether this is achieved by the training of election officials to increase their capacity to enforce the rule of law or by the creation of another body to take responsibility for complaints and appeals the important point is that a solution to this serious shortcoming in the election (which was also evident in 1998) is found.
