Quest for relevance: Whither the ASEAN Charter in shaping a shared regional identity and values

• Main Author: EUGENE, Tan K. B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: ASEAN; Southeast Asia; Soft Law; Sovereignty; Regionalism; International Law; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3630; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5588&context=sol_research
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Promulgated in 2007, the Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reaffirms ASEAN’s longstanding policy of non-interference in member-states’ internal affairs and the retention of consultation and consensus as fundamental tenets of decision-making in ASEAN. This essay considers...