Sultan of Sulu's Sabah Claim: Reminiscence of a 'Long-Lost' Sovereignty?

Sabah or 'North Borneo', as it was formerly known, used to be part of the domain of the Sultanate of Sulu. Sabah was ceded to the British North Borneo Company in 1878 by the Sulu Sultanate and upon independence, Sabah joined the Federation of Malaysia in 1963 and remained as a Malaysian pr...

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Main Authors: Mohd Hazmi, Mohd Rusli,, Afifah, Sayuti,
Format: Conference Paper
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spelling my.usim-89892015-08-07T07:40:24Z Sultan of Sulu's Sabah Claim: Reminiscence of a 'Long-Lost' Sovereignty? Mohd Hazmi, Mohd Rusli, Afifah, Sayuti, Sovereignty Public International Law Malaysia Philippines Sabah Sabah or 'North Borneo', as it was formerly known, used to be part of the domain of the Sultanate of Sulu. Sabah was ceded to the British North Borneo Company in 1878 by the Sulu Sultanate and upon independence, Sabah joined the Federation of Malaysia in 1963 and remained as a Malaysian province until today. The Sulu Sultanate was finally annexed as part of the Philippines by the American colonial government in 1915. Nevertheless, as a successor state of the Sulu Sultanate, the Philippines had never relinquished its claim over Sabah. The territorial intrusion by the Royal Army of the Sulu Sultanate in 2013 into Sabah has sparked unease amongst both Sabahans and the Malaysian government. The Sultan of Sulu claimed that Sabah has always been part of his kingdom. Is this claim valid under international law? 2015-08-07T07:40:24Z 2015-08-07T07:40:24Z 2014 Conference Paper 978-1-60595-170-6 http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8989 en_US Destech Publications, Inc
institution Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
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topic Sovereignty
Public International Law
Malaysia
Philippines
Sabah
spellingShingle Sovereignty
Public International Law
Malaysia
Philippines
Sabah
Mohd Hazmi, Mohd Rusli,
Afifah, Sayuti,
Sultan of Sulu's Sabah Claim: Reminiscence of a 'Long-Lost' Sovereignty?
description Sabah or 'North Borneo', as it was formerly known, used to be part of the domain of the Sultanate of Sulu. Sabah was ceded to the British North Borneo Company in 1878 by the Sulu Sultanate and upon independence, Sabah joined the Federation of Malaysia in 1963 and remained as a Malaysian province until today. The Sulu Sultanate was finally annexed as part of the Philippines by the American colonial government in 1915. Nevertheless, as a successor state of the Sulu Sultanate, the Philippines had never relinquished its claim over Sabah. The territorial intrusion by the Royal Army of the Sulu Sultanate in 2013 into Sabah has sparked unease amongst both Sabahans and the Malaysian government. The Sultan of Sulu claimed that Sabah has always been part of his kingdom. Is this claim valid under international law?
format Conference Paper
author Mohd Hazmi, Mohd Rusli,
Afifah, Sayuti,
author_facet Mohd Hazmi, Mohd Rusli,
Afifah, Sayuti,
author_sort Mohd Hazmi, Mohd Rusli,
title Sultan of Sulu's Sabah Claim: Reminiscence of a 'Long-Lost' Sovereignty?
title_short Sultan of Sulu's Sabah Claim: Reminiscence of a 'Long-Lost' Sovereignty?
title_full Sultan of Sulu's Sabah Claim: Reminiscence of a 'Long-Lost' Sovereignty?
title_fullStr Sultan of Sulu's Sabah Claim: Reminiscence of a 'Long-Lost' Sovereignty?
title_full_unstemmed Sultan of Sulu's Sabah Claim: Reminiscence of a 'Long-Lost' Sovereignty?
title_sort sultan of sulu's sabah claim: reminiscence of a 'long-lost' sovereignty?
publisher Destech Publications, Inc
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url http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8989
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