Background

This Symposium on Sabah Native Customary Rights (Symposium Hak Adat Anak Negeri Sabah) will be held from 2nd to 3rd September 2013 in conjunction with the 50^th anniversary of the Independence of Sabah (formerly North Borneo) on 31 August 1963, and the 50^th Anniversary of the Formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.

It will be jointly organised by the Kadazandusun Chair and the School of Social Sciences at Universiti Malaysia Sabah, together with Pusat Sumber Adat dan Mediasi Kaum Anak Negeri Sabah (PUSAKA).


Objectives

The Objectives of the Symposium are as follows:

• To understand Native customary rights in Sabah
• To evaluate the Native Court system in Sabah
• To highlight major issues affecting Native rights in Sabah
• To draw up guidelines and propose strategies to deal with these issues

Please download our brochure for more information:


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