ASEAN Integration Through Law

ASEAN has undertaken the complex task of creating a single economic entity for Southeast Asia by 2015 in the form of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), but without regulators or supranational institutions, its implementation has been an inconsistent process. Through comparisons with the EU and NAFTA, this book illustrates the shortcomings of the current system, …

The Foundation of the ASEAN Economic Community: An Institutional and Legal Profile Read More »

In 2007, ASEAN adopted the ASEAN Charter, which stated its ambition to become a ‘rules-based’ community respecting the rule of law. In order to fulfil this objective, it is vital that the necessary legal infrastructure has effective legal support. This book helps readers to understand the need for and role of such a legal service. …

Towards a Rules-Based Community: An ASEAN Legal Service Read More »

In the past decade, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has transformed from a periodic meeting of ministers to setting ambitious goals of becoming a Community by 2015. ASEAN is now the most important regional organisation in the history of the continent of Asia. An important tension in this transformation is the question of …

From Community to Compliance? The Evolution of Monitoring Obligations in ASEAN Read More »

The reputation and achievement of the ASEAN Community hinges on compliance. This seminal book discusses whether ASEAN’s faith in dispute settlement and monitoring mechanisms as a means to better compliance is justified and delves into the extent to which they can facilitate ASEAN Community building. It provides the first comprehensive and systematic analysis of ASEAN’s …

Promoting Compliance: The Role of Dispute Settlement and Monitoring Mechanisms in ASEAN Instruments Read More »

This pioneering book addresses an important gap in the literature by comparing the role of the public bureaucracies in policy implementation in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. It highlights the importance of the policy context, especially the commitment of the government in allocating the necessary resources and the support of the implementers, as …

The Role of the Public Bureaucracy in Policy Implementation in Five ASEAN Countries Read More »

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has experienced rapid economic growth for many years. Although the population of ASEAN is larger than the EU-28, the emerging ASEAN market, called the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), is still little understood by policy makers in many parts of the world, by business professionals and students, as well …

The ASEAN Economic Community: A Conceptual Approach Read More »

While the environmental performance of most ASEAN member states is above the world average, ASEAN nations will continue to face growing environmental challenges due to pressures exerted on them such as population growth, urbanisation and industrialisation. The authors of this book look at how the member states of ASEAN employ law as a means of …

ASEAN Environmental Legal Integration: Sustainable Goals? Read More »

Starting with a typology of ASEAN external agreements, the authors go on to provide an original reading of plurilateral agreements as ‘joint’ agreements. The book then offers both a clarification of the effects—direct or indirect—of external agreements within the legal orders of ASEAN Member States, and an explanation of the effects of external agreements within …

The Internal Effects of ASEAN External Relations Read More »

Comparative Regional Integration: Governance and Legal Models is a groundbreaking comparative study on regional or supranational integration through international and regional organisations. It provides the first comprehensive and empirically based analysis of governance systems by drawing on an original sample of 87 regional and international organisations. The authors explain how and why different organisations select …

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Rules of Origin in ASEAN is the first in-depth exploration of the complex rules of origin in ASEAN’s trade agreements. Written by two leading practitioners, the book explains with clarity the existing ASEAN Rules of Origin (RoO) practices and their administration regimes in a comparative context and provide a recommendation for reform. The ASEAN RoOs …

Rules of Origin in ASEAN: A Way Forward Read More »