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The Legal Authority of ASEAN as a Security Institution
Dr Tan See Seng Research Adviser
Dr Tan See Seng
Dr Hitoshi Nasu Professor of International Law, Exeter Law School, University of Exeter
Dr Hitoshi Nasu
Dr Donald Rothwell Professor of Law, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
Dr Donald Rothwell
Dr Robert McLaughlin Honorary Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
Dr Robert McLaughlin
Dr Donald Rothwell Professor of Law, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
Dr Donald Rothwell
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As a regional institution long known for its preference of consensus, consultation and informality, ASEAN took a step in late 2007 to develop a legal personality with the establishment of the ASEAN charter. But while ASEAN has in place a legal framework for mediating and settling economic disputes between and among member states, such a framework for handling security challenges and facilitating intra-ASEAN security cooperation remains underdeveloped. This project highlights and discusses various transnational security-related issues and challenges that affect most if not all the ASEAN member countries and assesses how ASEAN has sought to address them through the legal-institutional frameworks and instruments at its disposal.
| Theme: | International Politics and Security / Regionalism and Multilateralism |
| Region: | Southeast Asia and ASEAN |
| Entity: | IDSS |
