Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Pedra Branca Dispute To Be Heard By International Court Of Justice

Source : TODAY, Wednesday, October 31, 2007

The dispute between Singapore and Malaysia over the sovereignty of Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge will be go before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from Nov 6 to 23 in The Hague.

The ICJ hearings come after three rounds of written pleadings were exchanged between the two neighbours between March 2004 and November 2005.

The Singapore delegation will comprise Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Law Professor S Jayakumar, Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong, Attorney-General Chao Hick Tin and Ambassador-at-Large Professor Tommy Koh.

It will also include other senior Government officials and an experienced team of international legal counsel.

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