Lessons from Preah Vihear: Thailand, Cambodia, and the Nature of Low-Intensity Border Conflicts

In 1962, the International Court of Justice ruled that the Preah Vihear temple lies within Cambodian territory. The status of the 4.6 km 2 of land surrounding the temple, however, remained unclear. When UNESCO declared the Preah Vihear temple a Cambodian World Heritage Site in July 2008, the situati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin Wagener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-09-01
Series:Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/186810341103000302