《PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW CASES FROM MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE》

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF MALAYSIAP.P.v.Anthony Wee Boon ChyeAnor.1

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL LAW AND MUNICIPAL LAW22

1.The Implementation of Treaties； the Relevance of ConstitutionalRequirementsThe Government of the State of Kelantan v.the Government of the Federation of Malaya and Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-Haj22

2.The Implementation of Statutes by Courts； Possible Conflict with International LawP.P.v.Wah Ah Jee28

3.Other Possible Conflict between Municipal Law and International Law29

4.The Respective Roles of the Executive and the Judi-ciary on International Law Questions； the Conclusive-ness of the Executive Statements on Certain Factual Matters29

Mighell v.the Sultan of Johore29

Duff Development Company Ltd.v.the Gov-ernment of KelantanAnor.31

Yeo How Sam v.Chop Bee Huat42

The M.V.“Chile”44

In re Westerling46

Sultan of Johore v.Tungku Abubakar Ors.50

Stanislaus Krofan Anor.v.P.P.51

JURISDICTION54

1.Offences Committed outside Territorial Limits；Offences Committed in Foreign States54

R.v.Poh Lam Tengah54

R.v.Eman55

R.v.Abdul LataibAnor.58

R.v.Im Kim Leong Ors.59

R.v.Wee Huat60

A.-G.v.Wong Yew62

P.P.v.Nai Prasit65

2.Offences Committed outside Territorial Limits；Offences Committed on the High Seas66

R.v.Lebby CundooAnor.66

R.v.Mat Erat70

Hass v.Choo Chye Hok73

R.v.Low Chok Ors.75

P.P.v.Wah Ah Jee75

3.Jurisdiction over Collisions at SeaKung Siang Ng v.P.P.77

4.Extradition80

（a） Applicability of Extradition Legislation and Treaties80

In re Sech Syed bin Omar bin Ahdad al Katiri80

In re Charles Rijkschroeff86

In re Rajah Samsuddin Tunku Jaksa107

In re Said Mohamed （No.1）107

In re Westerling107

P.P.v.Anthony Wee Boon ChyeAnor.112

Gerald Fernandez v.A.-G.， Malaysia112

（b） The Respective Roles of the Court and the Executive In re Dunlop and Grey （ex parte Rijkschroeff）124

（c） Authentication of Documents and other Procedural Requirements129

In re Charles Rijkschroe 129

R.v.Sirdar KhanOrs.129

In re Piper133

In re Rajah Samsuddin Tunku Jaksa135

Ex parte Mutter136

In re Octave Jourdin139

Ex parte Miller143

R.v.Vali Mutu Sivam147

In re Tadema Wielandt149

Ex parte Yap Swee Eng151

In re Said Mohamed （No.1）153

In re Westerling161

（d） Extraditable Offences In re Ng Hock Seng162

（e） Extraditable Persons In re Golam Hussain163

（f） The Rule of Specityty In re C.R.Moody169

（g） The Trivial Nature of the Offence172

R.v.Haji Sahid172

Sellappan Kavandan v.R.174

（h） Fresh Extradition Proceedings after Discharge of Fugitive P.P.v.Abdul Hamid bin Jamal176

（i） Property Seized in Connection with Extradition Proceedings In re Said Mohamed （No.2）178

5.Immunities of Foreign Sovereign Rulers and Foreign Sovereign Governments191

Abdul Wahab bin Mahomat Alli v.Sultan Alli Iskander Shah （Sultan of Johore）191

Nairne v.Rajah of QuedahAnor.197

Lim Guan Teet v.Tunku Akobe205

Mighell v.the Sultan of Johore206

Smith v.Sultan of Kedah210

Duff Development Company Ltd.v.the Gov-ernment of Kelantan Anor.214

United States of America v.Yang Soon Ee Anor.225

Sultan of Johore v.Tungku Abubakar Ors.227

Olofsen v.Government of Malaysia231

6.Immunities of Foreign Sovereign Entities： Proof， or Recognition， of Sovereign Status234

Abdul Wahab bin Mahomat Alli v.Sultan Alli Iskander Shah （Sultan of Johore）234

Nairne v.Rajah of QuedahAnor.234

Lim Guan Teet v.Tunku Akobe 234

Mighell v.the Sultan of Johore 234

Duff Development Company Ltd.v.the Gov-ernment of Kelantan Anor.235

Sultan of Johore v.Tungku Abubakar Ors.235

7.Diplomatic Immunities Re Contraband Mails ex M.V.“Conte Rosso”235

8.Proceedings Instituted by Foreign Sovereign States Allied Company v.Netherlands Indies Govern-ment238

LAW OF THE SEA248

1.Offences Committed on the High Seas248

R.v.Lebby CundooAnor.248

R.v.Mat Erat248

Hass v.Choo Chye Hok248

R.v.Low Chok Ors.248

P.P.v.Wah Ah Jee248

2.Piracy248

R.v.Tunku Mahomed SaadOrs.248

R v.Nya Abu Ors.253

R.v.Chia Kuek Chin Ors.257

AIR LAW263

The Warsaw Convention Relating to International Car-riage by Air， 1922The Borneo Company Ltd.v.Braathens South AmericanF.E.Air Transport A.S.263

TREATIES269

1.The Making of Treaties： Constitutional Requirements The Government of the State of Kelantan v.the Government of the Federation of Malaya and Tunku Abdul Rahman.Putra Al-Haj269

2.Whether a Particular Treaty is Applicable： Whether the State is Party to a Particular Treaty269

In re Wester ng269

Stanislaus KrofanAnor.v.P.P.269

3.The Interpretation and Application of Treaties269

（a） 1819， 1824 Treaties Relating to Singapore Tunku Mahmoud bin Sultan AliOrs.v.Tunku Ali bin Tunku Allum Ors.269

（b） 1895， 1909， 1927 Treaties Relating to the F.M.S.The Pahang Consolidated Company Ltd.v.the State of Pahang284

（c） The Warsaw Convention Relating to International Carriage by Air， 1922 The Borneo Company Ltd.v.Braathens South American F.E.Air Transport A.S.299

（d） The Federation of Malaya Agreement， 1957 The Government of the State of Kelantan v.the Government of the Federation of Malaya and Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj299

（e） The Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War， 1949299

Stanislaus KrofanAnor.v.P.P.299

P.P.v.Oie Hee Koi and associated appeals300

Osman Anor.v.P.P.300

STATE SUCCESSION301

Treaties and Succession301

In re Westerling301

WAR AND OTHER ARMED CONFLICT302

1.Determining the Existence of a State of WarVan Hoogstraten， H.C.， v.Low Lum Seng302

2.ContrabandRe Contraband Mails ex M.V.“Conte Rosso” 302

3.The Requisitioning of Enemy Property for the Govern-mentThe M.V.“Chile”302

4.Determining the Date when Territory came under Enemy OccupationLoh Khing Woon v.Lai Kong JinAnor.303

5.Belligerent Occupation305

（a） Position of Existing Local LawsR.v.AlsagoffOrs.305

（b） Laws， Judgments， Decrees of the Occupying Power312

Sockalingam Chettiar v.Chan Moi （f）312

De Alwis v.De Alwis317

Sunny Cheang v.Ramanathan ChettiarOrs.320

Ellin anak Masing v.R.322

Ramzan Ors.v.Ramzan325

Thiruppathi Chettiar， R.M.， v.Teh Keong Kheng327

R.v.Alsagoff Ors.329

（c） Offences Committed by Local Inhabitants during Enemy OccupationRe Lam Weng Chak329

（d） Rights and Duties of Local Inhabitants vis-a-vis the Occupying Power331

In re Loh Kai F331

In re Eric Woodford340

Dominic v.P.P.345

（e） The Occupying Power and Private PropertyHo Hong Soon v.Haji Sahari bin Haji Su’ut Anor.350

Pang Sun Nam v.Seng Seng MotorsAnor.353

Wee Koh Eng v.Gan Ah Chang358

N.V.de Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij Ors.v.the War Damage Commission360

6.Enemy Aliens387

（a） Property of Enemy AliensPublic Trustee v.Chartered Bank of India，Australia and China387

（b） Enemy Aliens as Plaintiffs in Legal ProceedingsVan Hoogstraten， H.C.， v.Low Lum Seng414

7.Prisoners of War422

Stanislaus KrofanAnor.v.P.P.422

P.P.v.Oie Hee Koi and associated appeals426

Osman Anor.v.P.P.443

8.War CrimesIn re Yamamoto Chusaburo452