CRC/C/KHM/CO/2-3 to non-discrimination, children with disabilities, adolescent health and juvenile justice. Legislation 8. While welcoming the Constitutional Council Decision No. 092/003/2007 that the courts must consider the Convention when interpreting Cambodian law and deciding cases, the Committee is nonetheless concerned that the provisions of the Convention are rarely invoked or directly enforced by tribunals, courts and administrative authorities. The Committee also notes the adoption of numerous child-related pieces of legislation and the indication given during the interactive dialogue that the State party is developing a comprehensive child-protection law. The Committee is however concerned that implementation of child-related legislation remains weak due to the lack of adequate mechanisms to implement this legislation. 9. The Committee urges the State party to take all appropriate measures to ensure the full applicability of the principles and provisions of the Convention in its domestic legal order, including the establishment of adequate mechanisms, frameworks and systems to apply child-related laws at national, provincial and municipal levels. The Committee also requests the State party to report on progress made in this respect and on decisions of national courts, tribunals or administrative authorities to give effect to the rights enshrined in the Convention. The Committee further urges the State party to speed up the enactment of a comprehensive child protection law covering all principles and provisions of the Convention and to ensure that the juvenile justice law currently being drafted is fully incorporated into this law. Coordination 10. The Committee notes as positive that the status of the Cambodian National Council for Children (CNCC) was strengthened by a royal decree which provides for the CNCC to have its own budget and create structures at sub-national levels. The Committee is however concerned that the CNCC still lacks the necessary human, technical and financial resources to fulfill its coordinating role in relation to the implementation of the Convention, and that there is no obligation for any government department to refer or defer to the CNCC on issues related to child rights. 11. The Committee reiterates its recommendation to the State party (CRC/C/15/Add.128, para. 11) to provide the CNCC with more substantial human, technical and financial resources. The Committee also urges the State party to ensure effective coordination in the implementation of the Convention, to clarify the relations between the CNCC and government departments and to promptly establish CNCC structures at provincial, district and communes levels. National plan of action 12. While noting the existence of various sectoral plans of action related to children in the State party, the Committee is concerned about the lack of a comprehensive national strategy or plan of action for the implementation of the Convention. 13. The Committee recommends that the State party develop and implement a comprehensive policy and strategy on children and adopt a national plan of action for children or other such framework for their implementation, which encompasses the various sectoral action plans and covers all areas of the Convention. The Committee also recommends that this strategy be closely linked to the National Strategic Development Plan (2009-2013) and the Social Protection Strategy and adequately resourced. The Committee recommends that in formulating such a policy and plans, 3

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