BANGKOK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The International Court of Justice will on July 18 rule on Cambodia's request to have Thailand withdraw its soldiers from the land surrounding the ancient Preah Vihear temple.

"On Monday 18 July 2011, the International Court of Justice ( ICJ) ... will deliver its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Cambodia in the case concerning the Request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 15 June 1962 in the Case concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear," the court said in a statement released on its website Thursday.

Following the latest fatal border fighting, Cambodia, on April 28, submitted a petition for interpretation of Court's 1962 judgment along with a request for the indication of provincial measures.

The provisional measures include immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Thai troops from the area around the 11th century temple, a ban on all Thai military activities in the area and refraining from interfere with Cambodia's rights.

The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946. The Court is composed of 15 judges, who are elected for terms of office of nine years by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council.

In 1962, ICJ awarded the 900-year-old temple to Phnom Penh but both sides have laid claims over the ownership of a 4.6-square- kilometer (1.8 sq miles) scrub of land surrounding the ruins. Preah Vihear has been a flashpoint for both neighboring countries for decades, triggering several skirmishes along Thai-Cambodian border.