Phnom Penh Tuesday, 03 May 2011
“It will be an oral hearing, and it can be between a few days and a few weeks.”
The International Court of Justice is likely to hold a hearing on the Preah Vihear temple issue in a matter of weeks, an official there told VOA Khmer Tuesday.
Cambodia has petitioned the court to re-interpret a 1962 decision that gave Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia but left both Thailand and Cambodia claiming adjacent land.
Cambodia hopes a hearing will clarify the decision, which officials here say should include the land. Both sides claim a 4.6-kilometer stretch of land near the temple.
The disputed land has been at the center of a military standoff since 2008 that has killed dozens of people in a series of skirmishes over the years, including the deadliest clashes over the last week and a half. At least 18 have died in fighting that began April 22.
On April 28, Cambodia filed a request to the international court to clarify its 1962 decision, requesting “urgent” action to protect Preah Vihear temple, as Cambodian and Thai troops exchanged rocket and artillery fire along the border.
Biris Heim, a spokesman for the International Court of Justice, said the court will now “fix a date with all parties” so that they can appear before the court with arguments.
“It will be an oral hearing, and it can be between a few days and a few weeks,” he said.
Both Cambodia and Thailand have been notified of the case, he said, but the court will not send investigators to the field.
“Parties will provide evidence,” he said. “The court can only make an interpretation by hearing from both sides.”
Thailand, meanwhile, has begun preparing a group of experts to respond to the court, according to Thai media.
6 comments:
Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By Ms. Rattana Keo
Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 30,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 on the Thai border and what's about over 30,000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 30,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?
The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 30,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?
Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?
Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
Ms Rattana Keo, We thanks you for your hard working to bring Koh Trol back to Cambodian people.
Please don't stop talking about Koh Tral because most politicians are trying very hard to forget about 30 000km2 and Koh Trol.
Cabramatta station,
Khmer leaders can't make their own decision and relying on someone else for help else opinion most of the times, it gave France the power annexed lands to Thai and Viet bigger than Cambodia and Khmer leaders did not protestest. They must be a slow learner.
To 7:11 PM
Khmere did not protest ?????
I think you need to check the facts about the past before state such comment !!!!!!
During that time, the decision was base on the millitary on the field. The strongest win period !!!
The winner wrote the history to fit their agenda !!!!
The Vietnam govt invaded Cambodia in
1979, toppled Khmer Vietminh and CPP in charge Cambodia.
The Khmer Vietminh were born in 1929.
Yes indeed,Cambodians must protect
Preah Vihear and 4.6 square miles
which Khmer govt took to the International Court of Justice(ICJ).
Why Cambodia govt take Koh Tral to
ICJ?
The Vietnam govt must give Koh Tral
Island,water sea,and encroached land along Khmer Vietnam border back to Cambodia.
If Vietnam will not do so,the Vietnam and Cambodia never have peace.
siem don't understand the statute of limitations clause, thus continue to violate the ruling, etc! they kept using cambodia's preah vihear to create rankling and conflict, etc!
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