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Preah Vihear: A Guide to the Thai Cambodian Conflict and its Solutions

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Preah Vihear: A Guide to the Thai-Cambodian Conflict and Its Solutions. By Charnvit Kasetsiri, Pou Sothirak and Pavin Chachavalpongpun. Bangkok, White Lotus Press, 2013. Softcover: 127pp. On 11 November 2013 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its verdict concerning the interpretation of its 1962 judgement on the temple of Preah Vihear on the Thai-Cambodian border. The Court ruled that Cambodia's ownership of the temple entitled it to sovereignty over the promontory of the site, as shown on the map Cambodia bases its border claims on. The ICJ made clear, however, that the judgement concerned the promontory only, and did not affect the boundary line between Thailand and Cambodia. While the ruling allowed both sides to claim at least a partial victory on details of the interpretation, ironically enough, it was Thailand's deepening political crisis that lessened the danger of a widely feared outbreak of violence along the border. The Guide to the Preah Vihear Conflict is

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Preah Vihear: A Guide to the Thai-Cambodian Conflict and Its Solutions. By Charnvit Kasetsiri, Pou Sothirak and Pavin Chachavalpongpun. Bangkok, White Lotus Press, 2013. Softcover: 127pp. On 11 November 2013 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its verdict concerning the interpretation of its 1962 judgement on the temple of Preah Vihear on the Thai-Cambodian border. The Court ruled that Cambodia's ownership of the temple entitled it to sovereignty over the promontory of the site, as shown on the map Cambodia bases its border claims on. The ICJ made clear, however, that the judgement concerned the promontory only, and did not affect the boundary line between Thailand and Cambodia. While the ruling allowed both sides to claim at least a partial victory on details of the interpretation, ironically enough, it was Thailand's deepening political crisis that lessened the danger of a widely feared outbreak of violence along the border. The Guide to the Preah Vihear Conflict is

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