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- Title
The 2013 Judgment of the ICJ in the Temple of Preah Vihear Case and the Protection of World Cultural Heritage Sites in Wartime.
- Authors
CHECHI, Alessandro
- Abstract
This paper looks at the Judgment handed down by the International Court of Justice in November 2013 on the interpretation of its 1962 Judgment in the Temple of Preah Vihear case between Cambodia and Thailand. The primary objective of this paper is to disclose the imperfect account of states' obligations provided for by the Court. In effect, the ICJ emphasized that Cambodia and Thailand must co-operate pursuant to the World Heritage Convention in the protection of the Temple as a world heritage site of outstanding universal value. Accordingly, the Court obscured the fact that the regime for the protection of cultural heritage in wartime was applicable in this case. This paper first examines the ICJ's narrow approach and its implications. Next, it brings the focus back into a larger context by analyzing the impact of the ICJ's jurisprudence on the development of international cultural heritage law.
- Subjects
THAILAND; CAMBODIA; INTERNATIONAL Court of Justice; WORLD Heritage Convention (1972); PROTECTION of cultural property (International law); PROTECTION of cultural property -- Law &; legislation; CULTURAL property laws; ART treasures in war; TEMPLES
- Publication
Asian Journal of International Law, 2016, Vol 6, Issue 2, p353
- ISSN
2044-2513
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S2044251315000156