The “European Model” of international law and its significance for Asia

• Main Author: Mayer, Benoît
• Other Authors: EU Centre in Singapore
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Regionalism
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103875; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19402
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There is a certain arrogance in the affirmation that a “European model” of regional integration and of compliance with international law should be adopted anywhere in the world, and in Asia in particular. This article argues on the contrary that Asia and Europe are in fundamentally different situati...