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Tanah Menyara Hidup - Forest Peoples Programme

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Hak-Hak <strong>Tanah</strong> dan Pengembangan Perladangan Kelapa Sawit di Sarawak([1998] 2 MLJ 158) - the common law respects the pre-existingrights under native law or custom though such rights may betaken away by clear and unambiguous words in a legislation. Iam of the view that is true also of the position in Sarawak.[Perjalanan melalui sejarah ini berguna kerana, dan ini titikpersamaannya – berbangkit dari keputusan dalam kes Mabo v Stateof Queensland (1992) 66 ALJR 408 kemudiannya kes Adong binKuwau & 51 Ors v The Government of Johore [1997] 1 MLJ 418 dimana keputusannya disahkan dalam Mahkamah Rayuan ([1998] 2MLJ 158) – undang-undang umum menghormati hak-hak sudahdiwujudkan terdahulu di bawah undang-undang adat atau adatresam walaupun hak-hak tersebut boleh dibatalkan dengan mudaholeh perkataan-perkataan yang jelas dan tepat dalam perundangan.Pada pandangan saya, adalah benar bahawa pendirian Sarawak samaseperti ini juga.]Di dalam kes Adong bin Kuwau & 51 Ors v The Government of Johore[1997], Yang Arif Tuan Hakim, setelah merujuk kepada pelbagai kesdalam bidang kuasa perundangan lain yang menyokong hak-hak adat,merumuskan bahawa hak-hak ke atas tanah nenek moyang ‘Orang Asli’memang dilindungi oleh undang-undang umum. Pada halaman 430penghakimannya, Yang Arif berkata:My view is that, and I get support from the decision of Calder’sCase and Mabo’s Case, the aboriginal peoples’ rights over theland include the right to move freely about their land, withoutany form of disturbance or interference and also to live from theproduce of the land itself, but not to the land itself in the modernsense that the aborigines can convey, lease out, rent out the landor any produce therein since they have been in continuousand unbroken occupation and/or enjoyment of the rights of21

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