Sovereignty Over Pulau Ligitan And Pulau Sipadan (Indonesia/Malaysia)

In 2002, the international court of justice concluded that based on sovereign activities (effectives), Malaysia has sovereignty over the two islands Pulau Ligitan and Pulau Sipadan. The effectivites turned out to become the key element in the case. This paper argues that the court has developed a series of Principles and measurements govering the control of territory. However, since the international law refelects political conditions and evelos, in most cases, in harmony with reality, it strengthens the impotance of the use of peacefull mean in resolving territorial disputes in ASEAN