19/02/2011
THANIDA TANSUBHAPOL
Bangkok Post
The government was hardly taken by surprise when Cambodia resorted to citing the International Court of Justice’s 1962 ruling on ownership of Preah Vihear as the border dispute between the two sides unfolded this week.
[LG-Media Note: The above statement is misleading. On 15 Feb 2011, Kasit Piromya said that Thailand was ready to defend the case at the ICJ, one day after the UNSC meeting. Therefore, Thailand knew what was coming.]
The ICJ ruled that the temple belonged to Cambodia, but did not determine who owned the 4.6 square kilometres of surrounding land.
Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong raised the 1962 verdict at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting in New York on Monday.
In the last paragraph of his statement, Hor Namhong said the UNSC may refer to the ICJ for interpretation of its judgement according to Article 96.1 of the UN Charter, because the 1962 ruling – and its misinterpretation – is the root cause of the conflict.
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