By Bora Touch Lawyer at the Supreme Court of State of New South Wales, Australia
Member of the Cambodian Bar Association
A founder and Board director of the Legal Aid of Cambodia
Source: The Journal of East Asia and International Law, Vol. 2(1) 2009
Journal EA & Inter Law May 2009 Bora.pdf
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By Monticha Pakdeedong
Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Chiangmai U, Thailand
Source: The Journal of East Asia and International Law, Vol. 2(1) 2009
Source: The Journal of East Asia and International Law, Vol. 2(1) 2009
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Source: http://www.cambosastra.org/?p=493#more-493
What has ASEAN done to help resolve Khmer-Siamese border conflict? What will Vietnam or Lao do if Thailand decides to whack Cambodia, Vietnam or Lao (situated nearby) will just have to sit down and wathc it happen.
See article on “Oh ASEAN!” it is quite interesting.
ASEAN (formed in 1967) is basically a loose organization whereby its three basic principles constitute a respect for state sovereignty, non-intervention, and renunciation of the threat or use of force in resolving disputes. ASEAN did not base its foundation on formal dispute-resolution mechanisms and hence is not a collective security arrangement. This means that if Thailand decides to whack Singapore or vice versa, Malaysia (situated in between) will just have to sit down and watch it happen.
To read full article
http://nokorkhmer.blogspot.com/2009/08/oh-asean.html