ASEAN Law and Policy

Intergovernmental Yet Dynamically Expansive: Concordance Legalization as an Alternative Regional Trading Arrangement in ASEAN and Beyond by Tan Hsien-Li

Dr Tan Hsien-Li has published an article presenting Concordance Legalization as an alternative regional trading arrangement to the two longstanding models exemplified by the USMCA (NAFTA’s successor) and the EU. Based on ASEAN integration data, this ‘third way’ brings greater understanding to how Global South countries may prefer to cooperate, including shedding light on how …

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Further Notes Towards Understanding Direct Effect of International Law within the Philippine Constitutional Framework: From United Nations Security Council Chapter VII Resolutions to ASEAN Law

Romel Regalado Bagares Philippine Judicial Academy Mr Romel Regalado Bagares presents a reworked theory of the direct effect of international law in the Philippine constitutional order by discussing 12 modes of direct effect/entry points for various sources of international law. The ASEAN Ideas in Progress series is a collection of in-progress papers, in the early …

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Cooperation in Intellectual Property and the ASEAN Way Challenges and Opportunities for the ASEAN Economic Community

Archariya Wongburanavart School of Law, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand Dr Archariya Wongburanavart discusses the implementation issues surrounding intellectual property cooperation in ASEAN, which is one of the priority areas listed under the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025. The ASEAN Ideas in Progress series is a collection of in-progress papers, in the early and fluid …

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Adaptive Protection of Human Rights: Stealth Institutionalisation of Scrutiny Functions in ASEAN’s Limited Regime – in 22(3) Human Rights Law Review (2022) 1–28

Dr Tan Hsien-Li has published a research article – Adaptive Protection of Human Rights: Stealth Institutionalisation of Scrutiny Functions in ASEAN’s Limited Regime – in 22(3) Human Rights Law Review (2022) 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngac017 Established as a limited regime that mainly carries out promotional activities such as human rights public education, strengthening the ASEAN human rights …

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The ASEAN, China, USA Triangle: Navigating in a Post-Ukraine/Russia World – Economic Challenges Facing ASEAN

Economic Challenges Facing ASEAN     Trade has for some time been recognized as a major strategic parameter in international relations. China and the United States – the two remaining superpowers – are, alongside the EU, economic ‘giants’ that have had for some time now a fraught relationship of both rivalry and co-dependence. ASEAN has, in …

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The Features of Free Movement of Labour in ASEAN and the European Union under Comparative Perspective

Bui Thi Ngoc Lan Faculty of International Law, Hanoi Law University, Vietnam The free movement of labour is one of the core elements of the ASEAN Economic Community’s (AEC) single market and production base. By implementing free movement of labour, ASEAN aims to allow practitioners in some professions to practice in other member states, and …

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Regionalization and Southeast Asian Multinational Corporations

Darren de la Torre Mangado Osaka University, Japan Abstract: Parallel to the region’s economic revival post-Asian Financial Crisis is the growth of Southeast Asian multinational corporations (ASEANAs), which have recently been gaining prominence in popular business conversations. Nonetheless, academic discussions accounting for this empirical phenomenon are lacking. The extant literature deliberates ASEANAs and their successes …

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The ASEAN, China, USA Triangle: Navigating in a Post-Ukraine/Russia World (2 Seminars)

Joint Virtual Symposium 2022 US-Asia Law Institute, NYU and Centre for International Law, NUS Session 1: Wed, 15 June 2022, 0930–1130 SGT / 0330–0530 CET / Tue 14 June 2130–2330 EST Session 2: Thu, 16 June 2022, 2100–2230 SGT / 1500–1630 CET / 0900 to 1030 EST ** Please note the date/time zone for each …

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Empowering Domestic Commercial Arbitration in ASEAN: An Analysis of the Benefits of Domestic Commercial Arbitration and Obstacles to its Promotion in Southeast Asia

Munkhnaran Munkhtuvshin Nagoya University, Graduate School of Law Abstract: ASEAN member states, like many other nations, strive to promote international commercial arbitration to increase their standing and prestige, while simultaneously attracting investments. One area of focus is promoting international arbitration. Domestic commercial arbitration also has several advantages, such as easing the case overload in state …

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