Sovereignty over Pedra Branca case

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The Sovereignty over Pedra Branca case was a dispute brought before the International Court of Justice between Singapore and Malaysia to determine ownership of the Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh maritime feature and its surrounding islets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf case before the International Court of Justice
international legal case
territorial dispute
applicationFiledOn 2003-07-24
category International Court of Justice cases
Territorial disputes of Malaysia
Territorial disputes of Singapore
citation Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia/Singapore), Judgment, I.C.J. Reports 2008
concerns maritime boundaries
sovereignty over maritime features
territorial sovereignty
decisionOnMiddleRocks sovereignty awarded to Malaysia
decisionOnPedraBranca sovereignty awarded to Singapore
decisionOnSouthLedge sovereignty depends on delimitation of territorial waters
disputeBetween Malaysia
Singapore
filedAgainst Singapore
filedBy Malaysia
heardBy International Court of Justice
involves Horsburgh Lighthouse
judgmentDate 2008-05-23
languageOfProceedings English
legalBasisConsidered conduct of the parties
effectivités
historic title
officialName Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia v. Singapore)
oralHearingsEndDate 2007-11-23
oralHearingsStartDate 2007-11-06
outcomeForMalaysia sovereignty over Middle Rocks confirmed
outcomeForSingapore sovereignty over Pedra Branca confirmed
partyRepresentative Abdul Gani Patail
Chan Sek Keong
Tommy Koh
region Strait of Singapore
linked to: Singapore Strait

entrance to the Singapore Strait
relatedInstrument Statute of the International Court of Justice
United Nations Charter
relatedTo Singapore–Malaysia relations
law of the sea
shortName Pedra Branca case
subjectOfDispute Middle Rocks
Pedra Branca
Pulau Batu Puteh
South Ledge

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Singapore–Malaysia border relatedCase Sovereignty over Pedra Branca case
Sovereignty over Pedra Branca case officialName Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia v. Singapore)
linked to: Sovereignty over Pedra Branca case
Sovereignty over Pedra Branca case shortName Pedra Branca case
linked to: Sovereignty over Pedra Branca case
Sovereignty over Pedra Branca case citation Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia/Singapore), Judgment, I.C.J. Reports 2008
linked to: Sovereignty over Pedra Branca case
Pedra Branca hasLegalCase Sovereignty over Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia v. Singapore)
linked to: Sovereignty over Pedra Branca case
Middle Rocks caseName Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia/Singapore)
linked to: Sovereignty over Pedra Branca case
South Ledge associatedCase Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia/Singapore)
linked to: Sovereignty over Pedra Branca case