Over last two decades, we were witnessing the marked increase of trade and investment in Asia, especially intra-ASEAN and between China-ASEAN, inducing the establishment of many international arbitral institutions and promulgation of arbitration laws in the Member States. In which, Singapore...

This article is written to answer the question of how to apply the ASEAN Protocol of EnhancedDispute Settlement Mechanism (EDSM) 2004 to settle disputes concerning on the interpretationof ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA) 2009. ACIA 2009 is a legal instrument which was designed to...

This paper conducts a detailed critical analysis of the dispute settlement mechanisms in ASEAN's external economic agreements with China, Japan and Korea by reviewing the main procedural rules of these mechanisms. The paper also discusses the difference among these agreements, and compares them...

This paper aims to answer the question why until now there is no single case every being brought to ASEAN dispute settlement system, from different angles. First, it analyzes whether there are lacking in the rules and procedures of the ASEAN Dispute Settlement System. Second, explores if the...