The ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting (ASLOM) was established in 1985 and held its first Meeting on 26 – 28 September 1985 in Jakarta, Indonesia. ASLOM reports its work to the ASEAN Law Ministers’ Meeting (ALAWMM) which was established in 1986 and held its first meeting on 11 – 12 April 1986 in Bali, Indonesia.

The ASLOM meets regularly every 12 months, while the ALAWMM holds its meeting every 24 months. Since 2005, ASLOM and ALAWMM have expanded its mandate to address all common matters pertaining to legal cooperation to support ASEAN integration initiatives in all ASEAN Member States. Initial legal cooperation of ASLOM and ALAWMM covers the following areas:

• exchange of legal materials;

• judicial cooperation; and

• legal education and legal research.