Why is Asia lagging behind other regions in creating regional judicial institutions? What lessons from the operation of … judicial institutions elsewhere have also rarely been used to resolve inter-state disputes. The most valuable lesson for Asia … and private parties about the implementation of international law. While Asia lacks an extensive set of regional laws and …

system, using the services liberalization scheme of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a case study. At the …

the degree of risk-sharing in East Asia has improved along with the observed rise in integration in the region. Higher …-sharing continues to be low in Asia. The increase in cross-economy correlation in consumption coincided with an even higher cross …

regionalist projects in Asia throughout the 1990s. As they demonstrate, Asian countries, especially Japan, have held a strong … desire to establish an Asia-only regional cooperation framework at least since the early 1990s. The basic policy stance of …

sovereignty, which is clearly a fear in East Asia. A supranational executive can be tightly controlled by the governments if (i …. Preferences may not yet have converged sufficiently in East Asia, but a system of representation can be designed which would allow … states to be represented equitably in a supranational decision-making structure in the region, as the ASEAN+3 states have …

whole East Asia region, focusing on four ‗supra-structure institutions‘: ASEAN Plus Three, East Asia Summit, Asia …Regionalism and regional integration in East Asia has developed dynamically at various levels over the past two decades …. In the world system, East Asia‘s degree of regional economic coherence is second only to the European Union‘s. In …

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was created to address political and security issues. Over time, the … economy has taken center stage and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is going to be launched in 2015. The AEC is a milestone … promoting ASEAN economic integration and centrality, but it alone is insufficient for the group to retain relevance in an …

decade - now including all of Southeast Asia - ASEAN broadened cooperation on macroeconomic and financial issues, many of …The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, is arguably the most durable and successful regional … grouping in the developing world. Established in 1967, it has contributed greatly to regional harmony and prosperity. ASEAN is …

In November 2002, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) committed itself to the creation of an ASEAN … even 2015. Hence, the AEC will guide the ASEAN integration agenda for at least the medium-term. The object of this paper is …)Â economic integration experience. The paper notes that while there is much that the EU experience can teach ASEAN, the region …

development and hence integration prospects of NAFTA, ASEAN, MERCOSUR and EU. …