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FYI..., a report on the ABC http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-13/international-court-of-justice-to-rule-on-preah/4627716 ---- International Court of Justice to rule on Preah Vihear ownership Updated Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:30am AEST An explosive hearing into a territorial row between Thailand and Cambodia will begin this week at the International Court of Justice at the Hague. Over the years, each side has fought for ownership of the land surrounding Preah Vihear temple, which lies between the two countries. Zoe Daniel Source: Correspondents Report <http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents/> | Duration: 2min 37sec *Topics:* international-law<http://www.abc.net.au/news/topic/international-law>, courts-and-trials <http://www.abc.net.au/news/topic/courts-and-trials>, thailand <http://www.abc.net.au/news/topic/thailand>, cambodia<http://www.abc.net.au/news/topic/cambodia>, netherlands <http://www.abc.net.au/news/topic/netherlands> Transcript<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-13/international-court-of-justice-to-rule-on-preah/4627716#> ELIZABETH JACKSON: An explosive hearing into a territorial row between Thailand and Cambodia will begin this week at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. Over the years, each side has fought for ownership of the land surrounding Preah Vihear temple, which lies between the two countries. Now the case should be resolved once and for all. Here's our South East Asia correspondent, Zoe Daniel. . ZOE DANIEL: The 11th century temple at Preah Vihear was a gem of the Khmer empire. But over the last century, it's become the backdrop to a conflict waged between Thailand and Cambodia. In 1962 the International Court of Justice at The Hague settled the issue, awarding the temple itself to Cambodia. But ever since, there's been conjecture about who owns the surrounding land, and so the case is back in court. The Thai ambassador to the Netherlands, Virachai Plasai, is leading the Thai case at the ICJ. He says the disputes over the land didn't really become an issue until 2007, when UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) recognised the temple as a World Heritage site. VIRACHAI PLASAI: Well, I think the real cause of this is the decision made by Cambodia to go alone trying to inscribe the temple on the World Heritage list, and they decided to do that around 2007. That was when things turned bad for both of us, because before that time, there were plans to jointly nominate the temple as a property, while the area around would be under Thai sovereignty and then we would manage this together. ZOE DANIEL: People have since been killed in armed clashes at the site, which also forced thousands to flee their homes and caused damage to the ancient temple. Cambodia has now asked the ICJ to determine once and for all who owns the disputed 4.6 square kilometres of land around the temple. While tensions still run high and each side refuses to accept the other's interpretation, both delegations told the ABC that they will peacefully accept the court's ruling. However, within Thailand, there's concern that there could be a flare up of violence when the judgment is announced. The Thai nationalist group the People's Alliance for Democracy, recently staged protests near the temple. The final and binding judgment of the court could be as early as October. This is Zoe Daniel in Bangkok for Correspondents Report. ---- Cheers, Alex -- * -- - -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
