Borneo Rainforest Law Conference

08/03/2023

03/11/2020

17/01/2019

Dr. Jolan Hsieh

—- a professor from the Department of Ethnic Relations and Cultures Director, Center for International Indigenous Affairs College of Indigenous at the National D**g Hwa University, Taiwan presenting the topic of ‘From Colonialism to Reconciliation? Indigenous Rights in Taiwan’.

The study is about Taiwan indigenous peoples’ rights claim of culture, language, tradition, ritual, religion and so on.

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Emeritus Prof. Datuk Dr. Hj Shad Saleem Faruqi holder of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Chair as Professor of Constitutional Law the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya presenting a paper on citizenship and position of natives in Sabah and Sarawak from a constitutional perspective.

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We are pleased to have Her Honour Deputy Chief Judge Caren Fox of the Maori Land Court presenting ‘The Relevance of the Work of the Maori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal as models for enhancing Indigenous Rights’.

The ultimate purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate how local solutions, enhanced by international law developments, are the only answer to the global demands of indigenous people for recognition of their right to self-determination.

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Ms Raelene Webb QC presenting ‘The Evolution of Land Rights and Native Title in Australia: Swings and Roundabouts’.

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The 21st Century Lawyer by Mr Raphael Tay — discussing on the potential and ongoing trends and challenges to the legal profession in the 21st century.

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Dr. Ramy Bulan presenting a paper entitled ‘The Law of the Land: Securing Indigenous Land Rights Through Multi Juridcalism’ to the legal fraternity.

This paper evaluates the effect of legislative amendments, and the exactitude of recent Federal Court’s contextualization of indigenous legal traditions with regards to indigenous collective, territorial conception of land and argues that a multi-juridical approach is not only a moral but equitable approach which guarantees fairness and justice under the Malaysian Federal Constitution.

Dr. Ramy Bulan was admitted as Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak, between 1985-86 she was a part time magistrate under a special program with the Legal and Judicial Service and has done an extensive researches and writings on indigenous peoples’ issues.

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So blessed to have Ms. Raelene Webb QC presenting the Keynote Address — Exploring Indigenous Rights Globally: Building Resilience Respect and Reciprocity.

This presentation explores the difficult struggle faced by indigenous people around the world to overcome occupation, colonization and destruction, and the determination to survive in the face of these pressures.

Ms Raelene Webb QC is recognized as one of the leading native title silks in Australia, having appeared as lead counsel in many native title and Aboriginal land matters and advise upon, and appeared in the High Court, in most land-mark cases on the judicial interpretation and development of native title law since the decision of Mabo v Queensland (No 2).

17/01/2019

We are blessed to have Yang Amat Arif, Tan Sri Richard Malanjum, the Chief Justice of Malaysia to be with the legal fraternity of the Sabah and Sarawak today at the Borneo Rainforest Law Conference 2019 in conjunction with the Opening of Legal Year (OLY) 2019 Kota Kinabalu to launch the conference.

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In harmony with nature..

That’s the spirit behind this Borneo Rainforest Law Conference 2019, an idea that sparked three months ago and made its way to light.

Opening speech by Mr. Roger Chin, the Vice President of the Sabah Law Society welcoming the legal fraternity of Sabah and Sarawak.