Sally Lowe
Legal historian specializing in Cambodian and Southeast Asian law, author of Colonial Lawmaking: Cambodia Under the French (NUS Press, 2023), and a researcher with a doctorate in legal history from the University of Melbourne.
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Feb 22, 2026 • 46min
Sally Frances Low, "Colonial Law Making: Cambodia Under the French" (NUS Press, 2023)
Sally Lowe, a legal historian of Cambodian and Southeast Asian law, discusses colonial reforms and archival discoveries. She traces clashes between Cambodian ritual royal law and French positivist law. She explains separate colonial jurisdictions, the 1911 codifications, and how French legal structures ultimately bolstered executive power and reshaped the monarchy's legal role.
