The denial of native customary right over land in Sarawak

• Main Authors: Loh, Ing Hoe, Kamaruddin, Hanim, Mustafa, Maizatun, Ibrahim, Irini, Abu Hanifah, Norha
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: K Law (General); KPG Malaysia
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/57219/1/cebu%20proceedings%202017.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57219/2/cebu%20Loh.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57219/; http://www.iucnael.org/en/news/latest-news/225-general-news/623-15th-annual-colloquium-of-the-iucn-academy-of-environmental-law-cebu-2017-stories-of-the-world-we-want-and-the-law-as-its-pathway

Native Customary Rights (NCR) is not defined in the present Land Code (CAP. 81) 1958, Sarawak, (hereinafter referred to as the "Code") but Native Customary Land is. Section 2 of the Code defines Native Customary Land (NCL) to mean land in which native customary rights, whether communal or...