Kuala Lampur, Feb. 7 -- In international law, there is a principle referred to as uti possidetus juris, literally translating to "as you possess under the law".

It is a Roman legal doctrine first cited in private municipal law.

Under this principle, newly independent states inherit the pre-independence administrative boundaries that existed under colonial rule.

The principle is primarily designed to ensure regional stability, prevent conflict, and prevent the challenging of frontiers after the withdrawal of a colonial power.

It is adhering to the principle that the land borders of Indonesia and Malaysia on the islands of Borneo and Sebatik are established as agreed between the two colonial masters in a series of British and Dutch trea...