This should not be a surprise at all. A dispute land means that there is no clear sign of whose land it belongs too. That is why it's called a dispute land. Cambodians have claimed that it's theirs. Thailand has claimed that it's theirs. Whose land is it?
That's why the order is this way. This is a correct verdict. On Jul 18, 10:37 am, "S. Sophan" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am glad to hear about this settlement. But I am disappointed about the > order to withdraw Cambodian troops from the zone. Other provisions such as > Cambodia can access to the zone without disturbed and allow the zone to be > mediated by ASEAN. I am not good in legal procedure, but this order seems > take into account of compromise rather than legally decision-making. At the > note underneath, the ICJ has been established by the UNs since 1954. So the > on-going task of this organ must not be worried. But what I am worrying is > the change of legal set in accordance with the change of global and regional > embodiments. For instance, in 1962, the influence of ASEAN or the > proportional work must not be concerned by the ICJ to harvest with regional > body like the ASEAN. > > Furthermore, Thailand took a wrong path of its policy regarding conflict > zone and border dispute by militarizing. Thailand should operate policy in > the conflict zone as well as along the border line by materializing. Vietnam > has successfully operated its co-operative policy with Cambodia in its > modern update of economic innovation (I think they use the term do moi in > Vietnamese). Vietnam has changed the conflict zone and border schemes into > the zone of development and co-operation (materialization). Vietnam has > gained both the existing influence they capitalized during the 1979-1990 and > the economic boom achieving during their do moi policy of economic > liberalization and materialization. > > Of course, if we look back to the post-sponsored democratization by UNs in > Cambodia, Thailand successfully injected its media, telecommunication and > businesses in Cambodia. But after the burning of Thai embassy and the coup > detat in 1997, Thailand has gradually lost its confidence in capitalizing > economic cooperation with Cambodia. > > In tern of this imbalanced approach between Thailand and Vietnam in > Cambodia, the serious question will fall up the policy makers and government > of Cambodia. Remember, Cambodia has been in troubles as well as lost its > pieces by pieces of border territory because of the imbalanced policies > towards these two countries since the pre-French colonial to post-French > colonial, and it is likely to this modern Cambodia. > > Cambodian ancient saying keeps remind us that "the visible enemies are not > dangerous to us, but the invisible ones are". The decision of the ICJ might > consider the path to strengthening cooperation between Thailand and Cambodia > more important than to make these two countries a foe with one another. And > the modern world is more invisible than visible. So Cambodia needs strong > leadership of policy planners, learned and experienced policy strategists, > good governance and the rule of laws in order to confront with the > invisibility of current approaches of globalization and undeniable > co-operations with every partner. > > http://www.sophanseng.info/2011/07/the-decision-of-icj-and-the-invisi... > > Sophoan > > > > On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 3:48 AM, Bora Touch <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Please find attached ICJ orders of 18 July 2011 re. Request for the > > indication of provisional measures - The Court finds that both Parties must > > immediately withdraw their military personnel currently present in the > > provisional demilitarized zone defined by it, and refrain from any military > > presence within that zone and from any armed activity directed at that > > zone . > > > Good signs for Cambodia that the ICJ found that it has the jurisdiction to > > decide on Cambodia's application. As a lawyer, I am very relieved as I was > > worried that the Court would rule that it has no jurisdiction to decide the > > Application as the statutory limitation may have expired. > > > Touchbora > > > -- > > ____________________ > > * Cambodian Academic Network Mailing List > > [email protected] > >http://groups.google.com/group/cancambodia > > * You're cordially invited to visit and contribute towww.cambosastra.org- > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
