Xinhua
Cambodia has the advantage over Thailand in the legal battle between the two countries in the Hague, the Netherlands, said Cambodian deputy prime minister Hor Namhong, who is also the minister of foreign affairs on Thursday.
"With the internationally legal mechanism, Cambodia is in a better advantageous position than Thailand as we have internationally recognized documents and maps to support on the issues of Preah Vihear temple," he said at Phnom Penh International Airport upon his return from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Netherlands, where he joined the two-day public hearing on the issues of Preah Vihear temple on May 30-31.
"However, the decision is up to the Court," he said.
The public hearing was held after Cambodia, on April 28, submitted a request to the Court for the interpretation of the Court's judgment of 1962 on the case concerning the temple of Preah Vihear. Also, it submitted a request to the ICJ to take conservatory measures for the temple.
The Court's decision will be made within 40 to 45 days.
"Whatever the decision the Court makes will not damage Cambodia because Cambodia is the requester," he said.
The ICJ awarded Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia in 1962 and the temple was enlisted as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008. But Thailand claims the ownership of 4.6 square kilometers of scrub next to the temple.
The border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand has occurred just a week after the enlistment. Since then, both sides have built up military forces along the border and periodic clashes have happened, resulted in the deaths of troops and civilians on both sides.
The two sides agreed to accept Indonesian observers to monitor a ceasefire on their respective border side on Feb 22 at the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Jakarta, but the deployment was always delayed because Thailand demanded that Cambodian soldiers and locals be withdrawn from the disputed area of 4.6 sq km near the temple first.
4 comments:
i think that's because cambodia always abides by the law, unlike siem. when you did nothing wrong, of course, you have the advantage over someone that violated the law, really, in this case!
The Khmers had better prepare for a long, long war that can last several generations to come.
Do not make the same mistakes again and again.
I agree, even if the verdict against Cambodia, she will not lose the temple. 1962 verdict guaranteed that. The question is the whether the court has the power to order the Siem troop out of the vicinity of the temple.
Does anyone have any experience in international law/border? Could you inject some info for us?
what ah siem thugs failed to understand or adapt is that in today's world, we operate by the rule of law, period, not the jungle law like during the dark ages, really! maybe it goes to show that most siem people outside of bangcock are ignorant and stupid, etc. siem without bangcock is nothing, i think, because bangcock make them look prosperous, developed, civilized, etc, etc, out once you go outside of bangcock, it's no better than cambodia, really! at least cambodia has legitimate excuses like internal strife, i.e. civil war, KR atrocity, etc, etc, siem has no good excuses, really! we expect them to know better like not to steal from cambodia, not to violate the international law, not to have contempt of court, etc, etc, really!
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