The 23rd ASLOM held on 10-11 October 2024 was chaired by Ms. Sarala K. Subramaniam, Director-General (International & Advisory), Ministry of Law Singapore. The 23rd ASLOM was preceded by the 11th ASLOM Working Group on the ASEAN Extradition Treaty, and the 13th ASLOM Working Group on Examining the Modalities for the Harmonisation of the Trade Laws of ASEAN Member States held on 7-9 October 2024 in Singapore. The 3rd ASLOM-Japan Consultation was also convened following the 23rd ASLOM. Co-Chaired by DG Sarala and Mr. Tsutsumi Yoshiyuki, Assistant Vice Minister of Justice Japan, the 3rd ASLOM-Japan Consultation deliberated on the progress of implementation of the ASEAN-Japan Work Plan on Law and Justice (Work Plan), initiatives under ASEAN and G7, and future activities for the implementation of the Work Plan.
- ABOUT ASEANThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.Menu
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ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
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ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
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The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
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