Preah Vihear is Cambodia's National Treasure
International Court Of Justice (ICJ), Hague, Netherlands
11-11-2013
Cambodia should have sovereignty over disputed land around the Preah Vihear temple on the border with Thailand, the UN's highest court has ruled. The International Court of Justice in the Hague said Thailand must withdraw any soldiers from the area.
Delivering the judgement, Peter Tomka, president of the International Court of Justice, said the court had decided "that Cambodia had sovereignty over the whole territory of the promontory of Preah Vihear".
"In consequence, Thailand was under an obligation to withdraw from that territory the Thai military or police forces or other guards or keepers that were stationed there," ICJ.