The Preah Vihear site has long been the epicentre of diplomatic tension between Cambodia and Thailand since 1902, but the case that Preah Vihear was inscribed as a new site on the World Heritage List of UNESCO on July 8, 2008, but excluded the 4.6 sq km plot of land adjoining the temple, has steered Cambodia into a full-scale diplomatic tension with Thailand. Since then, we have seen the military build-up as well as the act of aggression into Cambodian territorial sovereignty from the Thai side.
Cambodian government, since then, has been accused of taking negatively gentle measure in dealing with such a material breach of international law from the Thai side. Though not perfect, I sanction that this is a right approach. Notorious for its consecutive wars over the last decade, past internal conflicts, internally displaced population and other unwanted social burdens, resorting to international law is just the right step for the Cambodian government.
International law has unquestionably been weakened as the United States works to sort through complicated issues such as the Afghan and Iraq wars, the use of torture and secret detention, Guantanamo, climate change, and nuclear proliferation, but Cambodia can not be an actor in material breach of such the international law as the United States, by clearly seeing into its economic indication and other weak social realities.
Remember that Thailand is currently facing internal political split-up between the governing and the opposition party, as well as the opposition party’s revenge against the former Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra.
And this case must somehow relate to Thailand’s scaling up border conflict with Cambodia. Cambodia must use the most mature way in resolving this interstate conflict and never subside in resorting to international law.
Cambodian government, since then, has been accused of taking negatively gentle measure in dealing with such a material breach of international law from the Thai side. Though not perfect, I sanction that this is a right approach. Notorious for its consecutive wars over the last decade, past internal conflicts, internally displaced population and other unwanted social burdens, resorting to international law is just the right step for the Cambodian government.
International law has unquestionably been weakened as the United States works to sort through complicated issues such as the Afghan and Iraq wars, the use of torture and secret detention, Guantanamo, climate change, and nuclear proliferation, but Cambodia can not be an actor in material breach of such the international law as the United States, by clearly seeing into its economic indication and other weak social realities.
Remember that Thailand is currently facing internal political split-up between the governing and the opposition party, as well as the opposition party’s revenge against the former Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra.
And this case must somehow relate to Thailand’s scaling up border conflict with Cambodia. Cambodia must use the most mature way in resolving this interstate conflict and never subside in resorting to international law.
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