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

• Main Authors: Mohd Hazmi, Mohd Rusli,, Afifah, Sayuti,
• Format: Conference Paper
• Language: en_US
• Published: Destech Publications, Inc 2015
• Subjects: Sovereignty; Public International Law; Malaysia; Philippines; Sabah
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8989

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...