Request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 15 June 1962 in the Case concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear (Cambodia v. Thailand) (Cambodia v. Thailand) - Request for the indication of provisional m

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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Press Release
Unofficial

2011/20 No.

Request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 15 June 1962 in the Case concerning
the Temple of Preah Vihear (Cambodia v. Thailand)
(Cambodia v. Thailand)

Request for the indication of provisional measures

The Court to deliver its Order on Monday 18 July 2011 at 10 a.m.

THE HAGUE, 7 July2011. On Monday 18 Ju ly 2011, the International Court of Justice
(ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will deliver its Order on the request for the
indication of provisional measures submitted by Ca mbodia in the case concerning the Request for
Interpretation of the Judgment of 15 June 1962 in the Case concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear
(Cambodia v. Thailand) (Cambodia v. Thailand).

A public sitting will take place at the Peace Palace in The Hague, during which the President
of the Court, Judge Hisashi Owada, will read the Court’s Order.

History of proceedings

On 28 April 2011, Cambodia submitted, by an Application filed in the Registry of the Court,
a request for interpretation of the Judgment ndered by the Court on 15June 1962 in the case
concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear (Cambodia v. Thailand). The Application was
accompanied by an urgent Request for the indica tion of provisional measures (see Press Release
No. 2011/14).

Two rounds of oral observations on this Request for the indication of provisional measures
were held from Monday 30 to Tuesday 31May 20 11. During the hearings, the delegation of
Cambodia was led by H.E.Mr.Hor Namhong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign
Affairs and International Co-operation, as Agen t. The delegation of Thailand was led by

H.E.Mr.Virachai Plasai, Ambassador Extraord inary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of
Thailand to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as Agent.

Submissions of the Parties

At the end of Cambodia’s second round of oral observations on Tuesday 31May2011,

H.E. Mr. Hor Namhong set forth the provisional measures requested by Cambodia as follows: - 2 -

“Having regard to all the written and oral statements presented by Cambodia,
and without prejudice to the Court’s interpretation on the merits of the dispute,

Cambodia respectfully requests the Court to indicate the following provisional
measures, pending the delivery of its Judgment:

⎯ an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Thai forces from those parts of

Cambodian territory situated in the area of the Temple of Preah Vihear;

⎯ a ban on all military activity by Thailand in the area of the Temple of
Preah Vihear;

⎯ that Thailand refrain from any act or acti on which could interfere with the rights
of Cambodia or aggravate the dispute in the principal proceedings.”

At the end of Thailand’s second round of oral observations on the same day,
H.E. Mr. Virachai Plasai concluded as follows on behalf of his Government:

“In accordance with Article60 of the Rul es of Court and having regard to the

Request for the indication of provisional measures of the Kingdom of Cambodia and
its oral pleadings, the Kingdom of Thailand respectfully requests the Court to remove
the case introduced by the Kingdom of Cambodia on 28 April 2011 from the General
List.”

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N OTE TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1. The public sitting will be held in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace. Mobile
telephones are permitted in the courtroom provided they are switched off.

2. Media representatives are subject to an online accreditation procedure , details of

which can be found in the Media Advisory (2011/j) attached to this Press Release. The
accreditation procedure will close at midnight on Thursday 14 July 2011.

3. Individual visitors (with the exception of members of the Diplomatic Corps) and groups
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form on the Court’s website (click on “Attending a Hearing”). The admission procedure will
close at midnight on Thursday 14 July 2011.

4. At the end of the sitting, a Press Release, a summary of the Order and the full text of the
Order will be distributed. All of these documents will be made available at the same time on the
Court’s website.

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Note: The Court’s press releases do not constitute o fficial documents. This press release is a
concise summary of the latest developments in the proceedings, for information purposes only.

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April1946. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands). Of the six
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and English.

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