Kreung Ethnicity - United Nations in Cambodia

Contents
1. Village background .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
2. Traditional Authority ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Krak Shrok ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
2.1.1 Krak Shrok Sen Phum ..........................................................................................................................................................................................6
2.1.2 Krak Shrok Tatchin/Katkdi .........................................................................................................................................................................7
2.2 Village chief .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
2.3 Teungkang Krak...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
2.4 Kanong ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
3. Dispute resolution procedure ....................................................................................................................................................................................10
3.1 Solving conflict by the parties themselves .....................................................................................................................10
3.2 Mediation through a Kanong.........................................................................................................................................................................10
3.3 Arbitration by a Krak Shrok ..................................................................................................................................................................................11
3.3.1 Storytelling.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
3.3.2 Tatch bargaining ....................................................................................................................................................................................................12
3.3.3 Post agreement ........................................................................................................................................................................................................12
4. Customary rules dealing with disputes ................................................................................................................................................14
4.1 Physical abuses ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
4.1.1 Murder ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
4.1.2 Manslaughter ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................15
4.1.3 Rape ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
4.1.4 Disputes causing physical injury .......................................................................................................................................17
4.1.5 Injury or death caused by a trap ........................................................................................................................................19
4.1.6 Detention or arrest ...........................................................................................................................................................................................20
4.1.7 Injury to villages caused by domestic animals ..................................................................................21
4.2 Offences over property and animals ............................................................................................................................................23
4.2.1 Theft (stealing and robbery)........................................................................................................................................................23
4.2.2 Fraud and forgery ...............................................................................................................................................................................................24
4.2.3 Fire (arson)...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
Kreung Ethnicity: Documentation of Customary Rules
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