Cambodia and Thailand will take their centuries-old border dispute back to the International Court of Justice from April 15 to 16, 2013 to ask for a ruling on where the territorial border lies.<br />At the centre of the dispute between the Southeast Asian countries is an 11th Cenutry Hindu temple, built under the ancient Angkor Empire (now modern day Cambodia).<br />Both Thailand and Cambodia laid claim to the temple before and then after French colonial rule was imposed on Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.<br />In 1962 the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, ruled that the temple, known in Cambodia as Preah Vihear, belonged to that country. <br />In its judgment, the court only specified the ownership of the temple, and neglected to rule on ownership of the surrounding area, which is claimed by both countries.<br />When the temple was submitted by Cambodia to become a world heritage site in 2008, violent, nationalistic clashes broke out in and around the disputed area between Thai and Khmer military forces.<br />Brief clashes ensued that year and culminated in deadly clashes in 2011 which killed at least eight people and displaced tens of thousands.<br />Both countries agreed to demilitarise the disputed area, an undertaking carried out slowly over the following year. <br />Cambodia submitted a request for the World Court to reinterpret its 1962 decision and rule on ownership of the disputed territory.<br />FOR MORE NEXT MEDIA ANIMATION, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAWorldEdition <br /><br />FOR MORE NEXT MEDIA ANIMATION IN ENGLISH, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAtv <br /><br />FOR MORE TOMONEWS US, GO TO:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS <br /><br />FOR MORE TOMONEWS JP, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsJP <br /><br />FOR MORE APPLE DAILY ENGLISH, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AppleDailyEnglish <br /><br />CHECK OUT THE ODDBODS!<br />http://www.youtube.com/user/nxTomo
