Singapore-Malaysia light beacon island ruling [ICJ]

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Singapore-Malaysia light beacon island ruling [ICJ]

May 23, 2008 02:58:00 pm

Case Concerning Soverignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia/Singapore), International Court of Justice, May 23, 2008 [holding that a small, uninhabited island on which Singapore operates a light beacon does belong to the country, ending a 38-year dispute over ownership of the island between it and neighboring Malaysia]. Read the full text of the opinion [text, PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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