Pedra Branca judgment and beyond: issues and challenges in its implementation by Malaysia and Singapore

Pedra Branca judgment and beyond: issues and challenges in its implementation by Malaysia and Singapore

The recent judgment of the ICJ in the Pedra Branca case is of crucial importance to Singapore and Malaysia because having resolved the question of which State has sovereignty over Pedra Branca and Middle Rocks, the Court has paved the way for the resolution of the delimitation of the maritime bounda...

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Main Author: Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Martinus Nijoff Publishers/Brill 2011
Subjects:
KPG Malaysia
KZ Law of Nations
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/1747/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1747/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1747/1/Batu_Puteh_paper_in_ESTU_026_02_335-354.pdf
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spelling iium-17472012-04-03T02:02:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1747/ Pedra Branca judgment and beyond: issues and challenges in its implementation by Malaysia and Singapore Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein KPG Malaysia KZ Law of Nations The recent judgment of the ICJ in the Pedra Branca case is of crucial importance to Singapore and Malaysia because having resolved the question of which State has sovereignty over Pedra Branca and Middle Rocks, the Court has paved the way for the resolution of the delimitation of the maritime boundaries between the two States. However, this matter, as does South Ledge’s legal status, still needs to be further worked out by the “Joint Technical Committee” the two States have subsequently set up for the purpose. Moreover, the Court’s judgment and subsequent decisions of the Technical Committee affect the exercise of sovereign rights in those waters such as the conduct of naval patrols, navigational aids, protection of the marine environment and the exploitation of natural resources. Another vital complexity is how Indonesia’s maritime rights generated by its islands in the Straits of Singapore will be negotiated with Singapore and Malaysia. Martinus Nijoff Publishers/Brill 2011-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1747/1/Batu_Puteh_paper_in_ESTU_026_02_335-354.pdf Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein (2011) Pedra Branca judgment and beyond: issues and challenges in its implementation by Malaysia and Singapore. International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 26 (2). pp. 335-342. ISSN 0927-3522 http://www.brill.nl/international-journal-marine-and-coastal-law
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KZ Law of Nations
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KZ Law of Nations
Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
Pedra Branca judgment and beyond: issues and challenges in its implementation by Malaysia and Singapore
description The recent judgment of the ICJ in the Pedra Branca case is of crucial importance to Singapore and Malaysia because having resolved the question of which State has sovereignty over Pedra Branca and Middle Rocks, the Court has paved the way for the resolution of the delimitation of the maritime boundaries between the two States. However, this matter, as does South Ledge’s legal status, still needs to be further worked out by the “Joint Technical Committee” the two States have subsequently set up for the purpose. Moreover, the Court’s judgment and subsequent decisions of the Technical Committee affect the exercise of sovereign rights in those waters such as the conduct of naval patrols, navigational aids, protection of the marine environment and the exploitation of natural resources. Another vital complexity is how Indonesia’s maritime rights generated by its islands in the Straits of Singapore will be negotiated with Singapore and Malaysia.
format Article
author Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
author_facet Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
author_sort Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
title Pedra Branca judgment and beyond: issues and challenges in its implementation by Malaysia and Singapore
title_short Pedra Branca judgment and beyond: issues and challenges in its implementation by Malaysia and Singapore
title_full Pedra Branca judgment and beyond: issues and challenges in its implementation by Malaysia and Singapore
title_fullStr Pedra Branca judgment and beyond: issues and challenges in its implementation by Malaysia and Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Pedra Branca judgment and beyond: issues and challenges in its implementation by Malaysia and Singapore
title_sort pedra branca judgment and beyond: issues and challenges in its implementation by malaysia and singapore
publisher Martinus Nijoff Publishers/Brill
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/1747/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1747/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1747/1/Batu_Puteh_paper_in_ESTU_026_02_335-354.pdf
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