STATUS OF OWNERSHIP OF THE KURL ISLAND UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW (DISPUTS BETWEEN JAPAN AND RUSSIA)

Abstract

The formulation of the problem in this research are: 1) How is the regulation on how to acquire territory by a State according to international law?. 2) What is the status of ownership of Kuril Island which is disputed by Japan and Russia?. The research objectives in this paper are: To determine the arrangement of how to obtain the territory of a country according to international law. To find out the status of ownership of the Kuril Island which is disputed by Japan and Russia. Research is a tool used by humans to strengthen, foster and develop knowledge. Science which is knowledge that is systematically arranged by using the power of thought, which knowledge can always be examined and critically studied, will continue to develop on the basis of research conducted by its caregivers. This research uses normative research methods. Normative legal research is legal research that puts law as a building system of norms. The system of norms in question is about principles, norms, rules of laws and regulations, court decisions, agreements and doctrines (teachings). The conclusions in this study are: Judging from the agreements that form the basis of Russia's claim, namely the Yalta Agreement, the Postdam Agreement, the Cairo Declaration and the San Francisco Peace Agreement and the agreements that Japan claims are the Shimoda Agreement, the St. Petersburg and the Joint Declaration of Russia and Japan relating to International Law. Judging from the way the territory was acquired, namely the occupation (occupation) of Japan and Russia on the four disputed islands, it is related to historical facts.