E/C.12/KHM/CO/1 page 2 B. Positive aspects 4. The Committee notes with satisfaction the Declaration of Human Rights contained in chapter III of the State party’s Constitution covering many economic, social and cultural rights. The Committee also welcomes the July 2007 decision of the Constitutional Council, that international treaties are part of the national law and that courts should take treaty norms into account when interpreting laws and deciding cases. 5. The Committee welcomes the “Rectangular Strategy” of the Royal Government of Cambodia, and its programmes for strengthening good governance and the advancement of human rights, among others. 6. The Committee notes with satisfaction that, according to the report contained in the MidTerm Review in 2008 on National Strategic Development Plan 2006-2010, a logging moratorium has been imposed on all existing logging concessions; 2,158 cases of forest crimes have been entered into the case tracking system; 606 offenders have been arrested and sent to courts; and that 215,521 hectares of forest land have been reclaimed from land-grabbing and encroachment. 7. The Committee welcomes the launching by the State party of a project for carbon credits for community forestry under the Clean Development Mechanism and the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 8. The Committee notes with appreciation the legislative and other measures adopted by the State party to promote the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, in particular: (a) The creation of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee for the purpose of preparing reports on the international human rights treaties ratified by the State party. (b) The establishment of the Cambodian Landmine Authority, Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and the clearing of landmines in the area of 47,650 of which 28,590 hectares is cultivated land with 1,698 villages and communities. (c) The adoption in 2007 of the Law on Water Management that regulates water supply, irrigation and drainage systems, and surface water storage capacity and underground water use. (d) The Sub-Decree No. 103 of December 2000 on Birth Registration. (e) The 2006-2010 Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, providing special services for persons with special needs such as the youth, persons with disabilities in particular among minority groups. (f) The establishment of the Second National Plan on Human Trafficking and Sex Trafficking, 2006-2010.