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Section IV. Effectiveness of Judgment a123

Section IV. Effectiveness of Judgment
191. (Self-binding effect of judgment)
A court that hands down a judgment may not revoke or change the judgment, except in accordance with the provisions of Article 192 (Ruling of correction) below.
192. (Ruling of correction)
1. Where a judgment is found to contain a miscalculation, clerical error or any other similar obvious error, the court may, upon motion or on its own authority, render a ruling of correction at any time.

2. A Chomtoah appeal may be made against a ruling of correction. However, this shall not apply where a lawful Uttor appeal has been filed against the judgment.

3. A ruling of correction shall be affixed to the original and all authenticated copies of the written judgment. However, where it is deemed appropriate, the court may prepare a written ruling and serve authenticated copies thereof on the parties in lieu of affixing the ruling to the original and all authenticated copies of the judgment.

193. (Date on which judgment becomes final)
1. A judgment shall not become final prior to the expiration of the period in which an appeal against the judgment or a motion to set aside such judgment may be filed.

2. The finality of a judgment is stayed by the filing of an appeal against the judgment or a motion to set it aside within the period referred to in Paragraph 1.

194. (Finality of matters decided in judgment)
1. When a judgment is final, it shall have conclusive and binding effect.
2. The binding effect described in Paragraph 1 shall determine rights and legal relationships as of the date of conclusion of oral argument.

3. The scope of the binding effect referred to in Paragraph 1 shall be limited to the matters determined in the main text of the judgment with regard to claims raised in the original action or in any counter-action, and shall not apply to any finding contained in the grounds for the judgment.

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 3, where the defendant makes a claim for offset based on a countervailing obligation, a finding in the final judgment that a countervailing obligation was extinguished by the operation of the offset is binding to the extent of the offset.

195. (Date on which judgment may be enforced)
A judgment may be enforced when it becomes final in accordance with the provisions of Article 194 (Finality of matters decided in judgment), except as otherwise provided by law.

196. (Declaration of provisional execution)
1. With regard to a judgment concerning an action involving economic interests, the court may, upon determining it necessary, on motion or on its own authority, declare that a provisional execution of judgment may be carried out with or without the provision of security by the winning plaintiff.

2. The court may, upon motion or on its own authority, declare that a provisional execution of judgment may be avoided upon the provision of security

3. A declaration of provisional execution shall be set forth in the main text of the judgment. This shall also apply to the declaration described in Paragraph 2.

4. Where a decision is not issued on a motion for declaration of provisional execution, or where the court fails to make such a declaration in circumstances where the declaration should be made on the court's own authority, the court shall, upon motion or on its own authority, render a supplemental ruling. This shall also apply where a decision is not issued in response to the motion described in Paragraph 2.

197. (Loss of effect of declaration of provisional execution and restitution)
1. A declaration of provisional execution shall lose its effect upon the pronouncement of a higher court's judgment changing either such declaration or the judgment on the merits of the action to the extent that it is changed by such higher court's judgment.

2. In a [higher court's] judgment that changes the judgment on the merits of the action, the [higher] court shall, upon motion of the defendant, order the plaintiff to return the thing given by the defendant pursuant to the declaration of provisional execution and to make compensation for any damage sustained by the defendant either as a result of such execution or as a result of measures taken to avoid such execution.

3. Where only a declaration of provisional execution has been changed, the provisions of Paragraph 2 shall apply to the subsequent [higher court's] judgment changing the judgment on the merits of the action.

198. (Scope of persons bound by final judgment)
A final judgment is binding on the following persons:
(a) the parties;
(b) where a party became a plaintiff or defendant on behalf of another person, such another person;
(c) persons succeeding to the rights or obligations held by the persons identified in the preceding two subparagraphs after the action became pending before the court; and
(d) persons who possess the subject-matter of the action for the benefit of any of the persons identified in the preceding three subparagraphs.

199. (Effect of final judgment of foreign court)
A final judgment of a foreign court shall be valid only where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) jurisdiction is properly conferred on the foreign court by law or by treaty;
(b) the losing defendant received service of summons or any other order necessary to commence the action, or responded without receiving such summons or order;
(c) the contents of the judgment and the procedures followed in the action do not violate the public order or morals of Cambodia; and
(d) there is a guarantee of reciprocity between Cambodia and the foreign country in which the court is based.


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