High Potential for Alternative Dispute Resolution: Legal Advocate: Party 2 (Cambodia news in Khmer)

Alternative dispute resolution could be a means to circumvent the courts for many Cambodians in order to adjudicate small everyday issues, a legal rights advocate says.

Meas Savath, president of the Cambodian Center for Mediation, told VOA Khmer recently that the formation of alternative resolution mechanisms requires voluntary participation, meaning the results are usually satisfactory for both parties.

Such dispute resolution can be a way for Cambodians to circumvent a court system that many mistrust as biased or ineffective. VOA Khmer's Men Kinseng.

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Continued from my previous comment. If this is a case, will it effect the trust of the poor? What is your recommendation?

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This is a good dialogue. However, my attention was caught at 2:46 when the facilitator mentioned the weight of expenses to win the case compared to small amount of money they will get from selling the stuff after winning the case. From what I could understand, the facilitator meant that it's better to lose the case to save money. It is economically good. However, saying that the poor will always lose the case against the rich as they are worried that each complaint will only waste their money.