Diyana Sulaiman is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universiti Teknologi MARA. She graduated with PhD (Law) from the University of Newcastle, Australia; LLM (specialisation in Public International Law) Leiden University, the Netherlands; and LLB (Hons) & BLS (Hons) from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. She was awarded a University of Newcastle Research Scholarship – Central 50/50 and a University of Newcastle Tuition Fee Scholarship, for her PhD studies. Her research interests are intangible cultural heritage, intellectual property law, and public international law.

• 1. Introduction2. Sharing and Bordering3. The Law as a Mechanism of Protection4. The Communities in Indonesia and Malaysia and their Intangible Cultural Heritage5. The Malay World and their Intangible Cultural Heritage6. The Protection and Contestation of Intangible Cultural Heritage by Indonesia and Malaysia: The Communities as Bearers of ICH?7. The Way Forward8. Conclusion

Diyana Sulaiman is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universiti Teknologi MARA. She graduated with PhD (Law) from the University of Newcastle, Australia; LLM (specialisation in Public International Law) Leiden University, the Netherlands; and LLB (Hons) & BLS (Hons) from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. She was awarded a University of Newcastle Research Scholarship – Central 50/50 and a University of Newcastle Tuition Fee Scholarship, for her PhD studies. Her research interests are intangible cultural heritage, intellectual property law, and public international law.

• 1. Introduction2. Sharing and Bordering3. The Law as a Mechanism of Protection4. The Communities in Indonesia and Malaysia and their Intangible Cultural Heritage5. The Malay World and their Intangible Cultural Heritage6. The Protection and Contestation of Intangible Cultural Heritage by Indonesia and Malaysia: The Communities as Bearers of ICH?7. The Way Forward8. Conclusion

Diyana Sulaiman is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universiti Teknologi MARA. She graduated with PhD (Law) from the University of Newcastle, Australia; LLM (specialisation in Public International Law) Leiden University, the Netherlands; and LLB (Hons) & BLS (Hons) from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. She was awarded a University of Newcastle Research Scholarship – Central 50/50 and a University of Newcastle Tuition Fee Scholarship, for her PhD studies. Her research interests are intangible cultural heritage, intellectual property law, and public international law.

• 1. Introduction2. Sharing and Bordering3. The Law as a Mechanism of Protection4. The Communities in Indonesia and Malaysia and their Intangible Cultural Heritage5. The Malay World and their Intangible Cultural Heritage6. The Protection and Contestation of Intangible Cultural Heritage by Indonesia and Malaysia: The Communities as Bearers of ICH?7. The Way Forward8. Conclusion