Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Shanmugam Jayakumar (L) and Singapore Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong arrive 06 November 2007 in the courtroom of the UN's International Court of Justice in The Hague. Singapore and Malaysia face each other in court in the case concerning the sovereignty over rocky outcrops in the South China. The ICJ is expected to resolve the almost three decade-long dispute over Pulau Batu Puteh, which Singapore calls Pedra Branca island, Middle Rocks and South Ledge, all located in the waters off Johor state. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Shanmugam Jayakumar (L) and Singapore Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong arrive 06 November 2007 in the courtroom of the UN's International Court of Justice in The Hague. Singapore and Malaysia face each other in court in the case concerning the sovereignty over rocky outcrops in the South China. The ICJ is expected to resolve the almost three decade-long dispute over Pulau Batu Puteh, which Singapore calls Pedra Branca island, Middle Rocks and South Ledge, all located in the waters off Johor state.

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