The Dispute between Malaysia and Indonesia over the ND6 and ND7 Sea Blocks: A Malaysian Perspective

• Author: Areej Torla, Salma Yusof & Mohd Hisham Mohd Kamal
• Pages: 171-172

Malaysia 171

VIII JEAIL 1 (2015)

Areej Torla,∗ Salma Yusof∗∗& Mohd Hisham Mohd Kamal∗∗∗

Malaysia has asserted sovereign rights over the ND6 and ND7 sea blocks, which

partially overlap with the Ambalat and East Ambalat sea blocks. Indonesia has also

asserted sovereign rights over there. This article argues the validity of Malaysia’s

claim over the ND6 and ND7 sea blocks by virtue of the Pulau Ligitan dan Pulau

      

N parallel mentioned in the 1891 Convention between Great Britain and the

     

      

and Ligitan Islands as a basis to assert sovereign rights over the ND6 and ND7 sea

blocks. The authors also highlights several other documents including a 1954 British

declaration and bilateral treaties between Malaysia and Indonesia.

Keywords

Malaysia-Indonesia dispute, maritime boundary, sovereign rights, Celebes

Sea, Continental Shelf, Ambalat dispute.

The Dispute between

Malaysia and Indonesia

over the ND6 and ND7 Sea

Blocks: A Malaysian

Perspective

∗ Assistant Professor at International Islamic University Malaysia (“IIUM”). LL.B./MCL (IIUM), Ph.D (Brunel).

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9269-5775. The author may be contacted at: areej@iium.edu.my/Address: Ahmad

Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

∗∗ Senior Lecturer at National Defence University of Malaysia. LL.B./MCL/Ph.D (IIUM). ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-

0001-9973-9873. The author may be contacted at salma@upnm.edu.my/Address: Faculty of Defence Studies and

Management, National Defence University of Malaysia, Sungai Besi Camp, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

∗∗ Associate Professor at IIUM. LL.B./Ph.D. (IIUM), LL.M (Hull). ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1320-4718. The

author may be contacted at mkmhisham@iium.edu.my / Address: Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International

Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14330/jeail.2015.8.1.08

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