Fear of the Legal Mirror: Why Thailand Recoils from Binding International Law

When Thai foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow recently clarified that Thailand’s UNCLOS conciliation process with Cambodia in The Hague is non-binding and completely separate from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), he was reassuring a nervous domestic audience. But to the international community, his statement revealed a familiar pattern: a persistent reluctance by Bangkok to subject [...]