Books

ASEAN as an Actor in International Fora: Reality, Potential and Constraints

ASEAN as an actor in International Fora addresses a blind spot in ASEAN research and in comparative regionalism studies by assessing why, how, when and to what extent ASEAN member governments achieve a collective presence in global fora. Written for academic researchers and practitioners working in areas such as international relations, political science and international …

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ASEAN’s External Agreements: Law, Practice and the Quest for Collective Action

ASEAN is coming of age as an international actor and international treaty-maker. To date, more than two hundred external agreements and other instruments have been concluded in the name of ASEAN. This book provides the first systematic account of the legal framework governing ASEAN’s burgeoning external relations practice. It focuses in depth on ASEAN’s wide-ranging …

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From Treaty-Making to Treaty-Breaking: Models for ASEAN External Trade Agreements

From Treaty-Making to Treaty-Breaking is the first high-level analysis of ASEAN’s external trade agreements with non-ASEAN states. It clearly sets out the intended, and unintended, consequences of ASEAN’s prevailing method of treaty making, with suggested guidelines for the future. The book begins by asking whether ASEAN trade agreements follow worldwide trends in the substantive content …

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

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, …

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International Trade and Food Security: Exploring Collective Food Security in Asia

Food security is one of the greatest challenges of our time. The food price crisis of 2008 exposed the vulnerabilities of the global food system. Governments across Asia acerbated the crisis by imposing export restrictions based on a policy of self-sufficiency. This book assesses whether self-sufficiency is an adequate response to the food security challenges …

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

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 …

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Transboundary Pollution: Evolving Issues of International Law and Policy

Transboundary Pollution: Evolving Issues of International Law and Policy provides a comprehensive and perceptive overview of the legal principles that govern pollution internationally and explores the utilisation of these principles in practice. Legal principles regarding state responsibility for transboundary pollution are well settled in international law. At issue is how these principles are applied and …

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Malaysia and Singapore—The Land Reclamation Case—From Dispute to Settlement

This book tells the story of Singapore’s first experience of defending its legal rights before an international tribunal, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). In April 2002, Malaysia lodged a protest against Singapore’s reclamation works around Pulau Tekong and Pulau Ubin on the grounds that they were causing transboundary environmental harm …

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A Selective Approach to Establishing a Human Rights Mechanism in Southeast Asia: The Case for a Southeast Asian Court of Human Rights

This book proposes a selective approach for states with more advanced human rights protection to establish a human rights court for Southeast Asia. It argues the inclusive approach currently employed by ASEAN to set up a human rights body covering all member states cannot produce a strong regional human rights mechanism. The mosaic of Southeast …

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