Maritime Boundary Disputes between Indonesia and Malaysia in the Area of Ambalat Block: Some Optional Scenarios for Peaceful Settlement

• Author: Ida B. R. Supancana
• Pages: 195-196

Indonesia 195

VIII JEAIL 1 (2015)

Ida B. R. Supancana∗

Maritime boundary issues have become a constraint in the relations between

Indonesia and its neighboring countries, including Malaysia. One of the pending

issues regarding the overlapping maritime boundary which is not yet to be resolved is

the Ambalat area. The primary purpose of this research is to suggest possible senarioa

to resolve the maritime delimitation dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia around

Ambalt peacefully under international law. This article is prepared to explore all

available ways for the peaceful settlement on Ambalat issue.The author will examine

the diplomatic channel, ASEAN Way dispute settlement mechanism, adjudication

process (litigation and arbitration), and dispute settlement under the UN Convention

on the Law of the Sea. He will also epropose other innovative approach, such like Joint

Development Zone. The result of such examination can be used as considerations for

the way forward.

Keywords

Ambalat, Peaceful Settlement, Maritime Boundary Disputes, Indonesia,

Malaysia, ASEAN Way, JDZ

Maritime Boundary

Disputes between

Indonesia and Malaysia in

the Area of Ambalat Block:

Some Optional Scenarios

for Peaceful Settlement

∗ Professor of International Law at Atma Jaya University School of Law, Jakarta, Indonesia. LL.B. (Univ. of

Padjajaran), LL.M. (Indonesia). Ph.D. (Leiden). ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9810-4865. The author would

like to thank Maman Usman Rasidi (Center for Regulatory Research), Yoshua Saroinsong (Attorney at Law at MKK

Law Firm), Ida Ayu Tita Rahmawidiani (Padjajaran School of Law) for their kind and substantive assistance in

conducting researches on this subject, namely. He may be contacted at: supancana@yahoo.com / Address: Faculty of

Law, Atmajaya Catholic University, l. Jenderal Sudirman 51, Jakarta, 12930 Indonesia.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14330/jeail.2015.8.1.09