THE HAGUE: While Malaysia has proven its case that Pulau Batu Puteh was not terra nullius (No Man’s Land), Singapore has merely rested its claim on the inference that the island belonged to no one when it took possession of it in 1847 to 1851, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) here heard.
Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail dismissed Singapore’s claim that the taking of possession of the island was possible at that time because Pulau Batu Puteh was terra nullius.
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