ASEAN: Integration, Internal Dynamics and External Relations

• Main Author: PORTELA, Clara
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: ASEAN; sovereignty; international relations; China; Asian Studies; Economic Policy; International Relations
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1683; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2946/viewcontent/Text7_ASEAN_Integration.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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 sanctio...