Court ruling seen as pivotal to ending border row

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Court ruling seen as pivotal to ending border row

Yingluck asks Cambodia to withdraw ICJ complaint, but Hun Sen wants a judgement issued instead

Published: 2/01/2012 at 01:52 AM
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The love-hate relationship between Thailand and its neighbour Cambodia will keep simmering this year _ and pundits are doubtful the border dispute between the two countries will be resolved in a hurry.

Both countries are now looking forward to the International Court of Justice ruling over the ownership of the 4.6 sq km overlapping area around Preah Vihear temple. The ICJ will rule on the case late this year or next year.

Some pundits believe that no matter what decision is handed down, it might be the last hope of the two countries to end the long-running border row.

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jacksprat
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Discussion 2 : 02/01/2012 at 07:38 PM2
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Read Sir Percy Spender's brilliant dissent on the ICJ decision. The French had always insisted their map was correct and the temple was on their side of the natural watershed. In fact it clearly is not. But when that was proven, the French then claimed that Thailand had "acquiesed" and allowed France to have it, something they had never said before. The court bought France's argument by 9 to 3 gave the land to Cambodia. The decision was unbelievable, but unfortunately for the Thais it is final. Since the disputed land is all within the erroneous border the court ruled to be valid, I don't understand what the Thai government's argument is about. The ICJ said it belongs to Cambodia. That's it, it belongs to Hun Sen, like it or not.
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Discussion 1 : 02/01/2012 at 05:37 PM1
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"Yingluck asks Cambodia to withdraw ICJ complaint, but Hun Sen wants a judgement issued instead"

Awe , Unlucky ?
Maybe !
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