Researcher

Diploma in Law of the Sea, Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy
Jalila Abdul Jalil is a Senior Researcher with Centre for the Straits of Malacca, Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) and has previously served with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. She graduated with an LL.B (Hons) Bachelor of Laws from the University of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom and is an alumni of the Rhodes Oceans Scholar in Law of the Sea, Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy. She is also a Member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, Inns of Court, London.
Her research interests include public international law matters, law of the sea, maritime boundaries issues, disputes settlement, and legal matters pertaining to International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Conventions.
Journals
- B.A. Hamzah, V.L. Forbes, Jalila A. Jalil, M.N. Basiron (2014). The Maritime Boundaries of Malaysia and Indonesia in Malacca Strait: An Appraisal. Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, Volume 6, Issue 4, 2014, pp. 207 – 226, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. (Printed Publication).
Online Version: Published on 6 November 2014, DOI 10.1080/18366503.2014.956856, B.A. Hamzah, V.L. Forbes, Jalila A. Jalil, M.N. Basiron (2014). The Maritime Boundaries of Malaysia and Indonesia in Malacca Strait: An Appraisal, Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, Taylor and Francis Group. - Jalila Abdul Jalil (2014). Indonesia’s Maritime Boundaries with Singapore and Indonesia: Issues for Consideration for Malaysia, Diplomatic Voice, Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), Vol. 3, 2014, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia.
- Jalila Abdul Jalil (2014). Significance of UNCLOS: Malaysia’s Maritime Zones, Contemporary Legislations and Cases on Dispute Settlement. The Journal of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia, Volume 14, Number 1, August 2014, pp. 69 – 88.
- En. Rahim Hussin, Jalila Abdul Jalil and Mohamad Zulariff Abdullah (2015). Maritime Security for Southeast Asia – An Appraisal, High-Level Workshop on “Maritime Issues and UNCLOS: Sharing European/EU and Asian Approaches to Territorial Disputes”, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Halong City, Vietnam, 4 – 5 June 2015.
Published in the Maritime Issues, 14 November 2016, http://www.maritimeissues.com/working-papers/maritime-security-in-southeast-asia-an-appraisal.html
- B.A. Hamzah, V.L. Forbes, Jalila A. Jalil, M.N. Basiron (2014). The Maritime Boundaries of Malaysia and Indonesia in Malacca Strait: An Appraisal. Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, Volume 6, Issue 4, 2014, pp. 207 – 226, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. (Printed Publication).
Online Version: Published on 6 November 2014, DOI 10.1080/18366503.2014.956856, B.A. Hamzah, V.L. Forbes, Jalila A. Jalil, M.N. Basiron (2014). The Maritime Boundaries of Malaysia and Indonesia in Malacca Strait: An Appraisal, Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, Taylor and Francis Group.
2. Jalila Abdul Jalil (2014). Indonesia’s Maritime Boundaries with Singapore and Indonesia: Issues for Consideration for Malaysia, Diplomatic Voice, Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), Vol. 3, 2014, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia.
3. Jalila Abdul Jalil (2014). Significance of UNCLOS: Malaysia’s Maritime Zones, Contemporary Legislations and Cases on Dispute Settlement. The Journal of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia, Volume 14, Number 1, August 2014, pp. 69 – 88.
4. En. Rahim Hussin, Jalila Abdul Jalil and Mohamad Zulariff Abdullah (2015). Maritime Security for Southeast Asia – An Appraisal, High-Level Workshop on “Maritime Issues and UNCLOS: Sharing European/EU and Asian Approaches to Territorial Disputes”, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Halong City, Vietnam, 4 – 5 June 2015.
Published in the Maritime Issues, 14 November 2016, http://www.maritimeissues.com/working-papers/maritime-security-in-southeast-asia-an-appraisal.html
Books
- Jalila Abdul Jalil (2015). Chapter 9, Maritime Delimitation: Unity In Boundary Lines. The Paradox of the Straits of Malacca: Balancing Priorities for A Sustainable Waterway, Maritime Institute of Malaysia. pp. 297 – 330.
- Jalila Abdul Jalil (2008). Chapter 9, Policies and Legislative Practices in The Strait of Malacca, in H.M. Ibrahim and Hairil Anuar Husin (eds.), Profile of the Strait of Malacca: Malaysia’s Perspectives, Maritime Institute of Malaysia. 143 – 170.
Reports
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2016). The Impact of Philippines Arbitration against China on Claimant States and ASEAN in relation to Maritime Disputes in the South China Sea, MIMA Report.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil and Mohamad Zulariff Abdullah (2016). 1982 Treaty between Malaysia and Indonesia relating to the Legal Regime of Archipelagic State and the Rights of Malaysia in the Territorial Sea and Archipelagic Waters in Relations to the Corridor Lying Between East and West Malaysia: Implication to Malaysia’s Interests, MIMA Report.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2015). The concept of a single maritime boundary (SMB): Its application in defending Malaysia’s maritime boundary baselines, MIMA Report.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2015). Protection of Maritime Archaeological and Historical Wrecks, Treasure Troves and Artifacts in Malaysia's Maritime Zones: A Review of National Legislation and the International Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage 2001, UNCLOS 1982 and the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007, MIMA Report.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2014). Application of Article 121: The Evolution of Travaux Preparatoires to Jurisprudence Development, MIMA Report.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2014). The Significance of Aids to Navigation and Navigational Issues as Factors of Special and Relevant Circumstances in Maritime Boundary Delimitation, MIMA Report.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2013). Third Party Intervention in Relation to Maritime Boundary Disputes: An Analysis, MIMA Report.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2013). Maritime Delimitation: Unity in Boundary Lines, MIMA Report.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2012). Unlocking the Sulawesi Maritime Boundaries Conundrum – Options for Malaysia, MIMA Report.
Bulletins and Magazines
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2016). Article 121 (3): Extraordinary Rocks, MIMA Bulletin, Vol. 23 (2), pp 30 – 36.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2015). Jurisprudence Developments on the Delimitation of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf Beyond 200 nm, MIMA Bulletin, Vol. 22 (1), pp 33 – 42.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2015). Maritime Boundaries in the Straits of Malacca, MIMA Bulletin, Vol. 22 (1) 2015, pp 2 – 7.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2015). Competing Territorial and Maritime Claims in the Asia Pacific: Focusing on the South China Sea, MIMA Bulletin, Vol. 22 (1), pp 2 – 6.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2008). Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge “Precious Rocks: So Near Yet So Far”. MIMA Bulletin, Vol. 15 (2), pp 33 – 36.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2008). Sovereignty over Disputed Islands: Factors Considered by the International Court of Justice. MIMA Bulletin, Vol. 15 (1), pp 38 – 44.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2008). MIMA Seminar on Islands: Which Boundaries, Whose Ownership? MIMA Bulletin, Vol. 15 (1), pp 31 – 32.
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Jalila Abdul Jalil (2007). Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA) 1950: A Need for Revision. The IKMAL Journal, January, Vol. 12.
Newspaper Articles
- Jalila Abdul Jalil. Need to upgrade ocean laws. (The Star, 30 October 2006, page 22).
- Diplomatic Approach to Resolve South China Sea Disputes, Sin Chew Daily, 17 June 2016.
Online Articles
- Jalila Abdul Jalil (2014). Setting Boundaries in the Sea. MIMA Sea Views, No. 9/2014, 23 May, pp 1 – 8.
- Jalila Abdul Jalil (2012). Bay of Bengal: ITLOS’ First Ruling In Favour of Bangladesh. MIMA Sea Views, No. 8/2012, 23 May, pp 1 – 4.
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