Now that Singapore is prepared to send the Water Agreement for Arbitration under the Laws of Johor, as provided in the Agreement.
Can Malaysia enact domestic legislation to be retroactively applied to past contracts ?
Will this negatively affect our interests to bring the matter for arbitration according to the Laws of Johor ?
How comprehensive is the "State Laws" of Johor in dealing with matters between two sovereign countries ?
The answers are "yes if it suits us and no if it dosen't" for malaysia...
the misans can do what they want.....it is their property....but the implication will be far fetching....... which nation will still want to enter into any agreement with KL when after signing the agreement, they resile from their orignal position because it no longers benefit them......they can win the case through abritration....but lose any credibitily in the the process....is it worth it?
Frankly speaking I dont think it is easy for malaysia to come out with their own laws and break this kind of agreements. I think it will take years for them to come out with one. More ever the agreements are kept under supervision by the United Nations.[/b][/quote]
i think not... and totally not without repercussions... in doing so, they would be considered in breach of treaty obligations.
Sg will probably sue and they'll end up having to compensate us to not sell water to us if we win.
treaty obligations entail a certain commitment on the part of the signatory states to adhere to the terms... if happy happy change and render null and void, then why bother to sign them in the first place?
now, it cannot be said that the m'sians signed the agreements under duress, so they have no grounds to scream "injustice" after they've enjoyed the benefits of cheap treated water for so long!
i say up theirs... and good call by Singapore to stop negotiating with liars!
it's probably a malaysian scare tactic. they know the consequences would be dire if they enact domestic laws to supercede international agreements. malaysians would foolishly cross the line if they decide to bully singapore this way. nobody would trust them again as far as international deals are concerned.