Report on ASEAN by Blake Dy

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ASEANASEANAssociation of South East Asian Nations



Member StatesMember Statesy Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand

(Association of Southeast Asia,1961)

y Indonesia and Singapore (ASEAN,1967)

y Papua New Guinea (1976)***

y Brunei (1984)y Vietnam (1995)

y Laos* and Myanmar (1997)*

y Cambodia (1999)*

y East Timor (2011)**

*Were accorded one year of observer

status to ascertain whether or notthey can meet ASEANcommitments. After which theywere admitted into theorganization.

** Submitted an Application to join theASEAN.

***Granted observer status but

membership was not granted.



Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles

a) respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity and national identity of all ASEAN Member States;

b) shared commitment and collective responsibility in enhancing regional peace, security and prosperity;

c) renunciation of aggression and of the threat or use of force or other actions in any manner inconsistent with international law;

d) reliance on peaceful settlement of disputes;

e) non-interference in the internal affairs of ASEAN Member States;

f) respect for the right of every Member State to lead its national existence free from external interference, subversion and

coercion;g) enhanced consultations on matters seriously affecting the common interest of ASEAN;

h) adherence to the rule of law, good governance, the principles of democracy and constitutional government;

i) respect for fundamental freedoms, the promotion and protection of human rights, and the promotion of social justice;

j) upholding the United Nations Charter and international law, including international humanitarian law, subscribed to by ASEAN

Member States;

k) abstention from participation in any policy or activity, including the use of its territory, pursued by and ASEAN Member State or

non-ASEAN State or any non-State actor, which threatens the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political and economic stability

of ASEAN Member States;

l) respect for the different cultures, languages and religions of the peoples of ASEAN, while emphasizing their common values in the

spirit of unity in diversity;

m) the centrality of ASEAN in external political, economic, social and cultural relations while remaining actively engaged, outward-

looking, inclusive and non-discriminatory; and

n) adherence to multilateral trade rules and ASEAN's rules-based regimes for effective implementation of economic commitments

and progressive reduction towards elimination of all barriers to regional economic integration, in a market-driven economy

(From the ASEAN Charter of 2008)



Key Organizational PointsKey Organizational Points

y Consensus-Based Decision Making.

y Non-Interf erence in each member-state·s

internal affairs.

y No coercive measures and sanctions.



Table of OrganizationTable of Organization

ASEAN Summit

ASEAN CoordinatingCouncil

ASEAN Community Council

ASEAN Political -Security Community

Council

Sectoral MinisterialBodies

ASEAN EconomicCommunity Council


ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community

Council


ASEAN NationalSecretariats

ASEAN Secretariat ASEAN Foundation

Committee of PermanentRepresentatives

Chairman of the ASEAN



Key AgreementsKey Agreements

y Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia

ASEAN Charter of 2008

y Asian Free Trade Area (AFTA)

Common Preferential Tariff (CEPT)

ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)y ASEAN Comprehensive Trade Investment Area (ACIA)

y ASEAN Framework Agreement on Trade in Services (AFAS)

y ASEAN Single Aviation Market (ASAM)

y ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN)

y External Free Trade Agreements

y ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan and South Korea) Agreement

y ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand Free Trade Agreement



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