Tuesday, November 12, 2013

ICJ gives Cambodia control over land surrounding ancient temple

[JURIST] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website] ruled [judgment, PDF] Monday that Cambodia has sovereignty over a disputed piece of land around the 1,000-year-old Temple of the Preah Vihear [UNESCO profile], in an attempt to settle an ongoing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. The ICJ reasoned [AP report] that its 1962 decision awarding Cambodia control over the temple and its "vicinity" gave Cambodia control over the promontory [BBC report], a land formation that overlooks the temple. However,...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/11/icj-gives-cambodia-control-over-land-surrounding-ancient-temple.php

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