In the midst of a High Court challenge over marine boundaries, Sabah’s top legal official stressed that the Territorial Sea Act doesn’t apply to the state and its continental shelf rights are firmly rooted in historic and constitutional guarantees.
Reaffirming Sabah’s push for constitutional rights, the MA63 Action Council says the state’s claims over its territorial sea and continental shelf cannot be compromised in ongoing federal-state negotiations.
The High Court has rejected the Sabah state government’s bid to be involved in SABAR’s legal challenge to the Territorial Sea Act, allowing the NGO’s case to proceed on its own terms.
Sabah’s Attorney-General has stressed that the state’s continental shelf rights are “non-negotiable” amid ongoing legal and federal debates, reaffirming Sabah’s claim over its offshore territory and resources.
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A Sabah NGO has filed a landmark suit in the Kota Kinabalu High Court to challenge the constitutionality of the Territorial Sea Act 2012, arguing the federal law unfairly limits the state’s maritime jurisdiction and undermines Sabah’s rights.
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