Publication Type
Report
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
9-2013
Abstract
Throughout its evolution, ASEAN has consistently maintained its attachment to the full respect of national sovereignty and the principle of non-interference in internal affairs, which translates into consensual decision-making, political rather than legally-binding agreements and the lack of sanctions for non-compliance. A major breakthrough in terms of institutionalisation came about with the signing of the ASEAN Charter of 2007, which has enhanced ASEAN’s standing as a rule-based organisation and approximated it somewhat to structures typical of the EU. Unfortunately, the persistence of consensual decision-making and non-confrontational habits has slowed down some of ASEAN’s integration projects and hindered the development of a human rights mechanism. Moreover the ASEAN integration project is imperilled by a number of structural factors, currently aggravated by the divisive influence of China in the economic and security field.
Keywords
ASEAN, sovereignty, international relations, China
Discipline
Asian Studies | Economic Policy | International Relations
Research Areas
Political Science
Issue
EXPO/B/AFET/FWC/2009-01/Lot2/13 PE 433.713
First Page
1
Last Page
23
Publisher
European Parliament
City or Country
Brussels, Belgium
Citation
PORTELA, Clara, "ASEAN: Integration, Internal Dynamics and External Relations" (2013). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 1683.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1683
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1683
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/note/join/2013/433713/EXPO-AFET_NT(2013)433713_EN.pdf