Batu Puteh ruling may hinder S’wak’s O&G claim, says former law minister

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Zaid Ibrahim says Sarawak’s failure to challenge longstanding legislation and exercise control over oil and gas resources may work against it in court.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/14/batu-puteh-ruling-may-hinder-swaks-og-claim-says-former-law-minister/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/11/14/keputusan-batu-puteh-merintangi-tuntutan-og-sarawak-kata-bekas-menteri/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   ##FMTNews #BatuPuteh #ZaidIbrahim

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00:00A principle relied on by the International Court of Justice in the Batu Pute case may

00:06hamper Sarawak in its claim to oil and gas resources in the South China Sea.

00:12Former Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim said the effectivities principle may defeat Sarawak's

00:17claim to rights over the continental shelf off its coast.

00:20Under this principle, the court may look at whether Sarawak exercise actual authority

00:29over the area in question.

00:31This involves inquiring whether Sarawak has displayed state functions over the continental

00:37shelf rather than simply making a legal claim to it.

00:44Zaid said the ICJ had in the Batu Pute case acknowledged that the island historically

00:49belonged to the Johor Sultanate.

00:52Singapore built a lighthouse on Batu Pute in 1851 and had conducted continuous naval

01:00operations in the area for many years.

01:03Malaysia's failure to protest and assert its own sovereignty over Batu Pute was seen

01:11by the ICJ as an acknowledgement of Singapore's sovereignty.

01:18As Zaid also said, Sarawak's failure to challenge the validity of the Continental

01:22Shelf Act of 1966 and the Petroleum Development Act of 1974 may work against it in court.

01:30Sarawak did not dispute the legality of these laws for a long period of time.

01:36In fact, Raman Yacob, Sarawak's then Chief Minister, was heavily involved in the negotiations

01:44that led to the passing of the PDA, Petroleum Development Act.

01:50Sarawakian MPs in Parliament voted to pass the bill into law and the state has received

01:57substantial sums in royalties for 50 years.

02:03A battle is brewing between Petronas and Sarawak after the state laid claim to all oil and

02:08gas resources on the continental shelf, challenging Petronas' claim, which is premised on the

02:13Petroleum Development Act 1974.

02:17Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Oping recently said he is prepared to take the case to court

02:22if necessary.

02:23Dhanushwar Jareza, FMT News.

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