East Asian Regionalism from a Legal Perspective: Current features and a vision for the future / Edition 1

by Tamio Nakamura

Overview

Plenty has been written about the political and economical aspects of regionalism, but the legal perspective has been neglected. East Asian Regionalism From a Legal Perspective is unique in synthesizing legal, economic and political analyses.

In the first part, the book investigates the current features of regionalism from a comparative perspective, looking at economic and currency cooperation and comparing Asian regionalism with Europe and Latin America. In the second part, the contributors go on to look at the present legal features of regionalism, covering institutional frameworks, trade diversity and regional integration.

The third part of the book is truly unique in proposing an essential groundwork for the institutionalisation of an East Asian Community. It conceives a draft East Asian Charter, an essential document that distils what East Asian nations have achieved, and also includes integral principles and fundamental rules for future cooperation among countries and peoples in the region.

This book will be of interest to graduates and academics interested in regionalism, international relations, international law and Asian studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415488570
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/15/2009
Series:	Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Tamio Nakamura is professor of Law at the institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo.

Table of Contents

Part 1: The Current Features of East Asian Regionalism from a Comparative Perspective 1. East Asian Regional Economic Cooperation and FTA: Deepening of Intra-ASEAN Economic Cooperation and Expansion throughout East Asia 2. Regionalism and Nationalism in the Information Technology Industry: A Comparison of East Asia and Europe 3. East Asian Currency Cooperation 4. Regional Integration in Latin America: Lessons for East Asia 5. Regionalisation and Regionalism in Europe from the Perspective of Multinational Enterprises 6. European Integration in a Historical Perspective: How Did It Begin and What Are the Lessons for Asia? Part 2: Present Legal Responses to East Asian Regionalism 7. Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Open Regionalism in Asia: A Case Study of ASEAN 8. Emerging Diversity in Trade Remedy Systems: The Case of East Asian FTAs 9. Regional Integration in East Asia and its Legalisation: Can Law Contribute to the Progress of Integration in East Asia? Part 3: Legal Vision of Future East Asian Regionalism: A Draft Charter 10. Proposal of the Draft Charter of the East Asian Community: An Overview and the Basic Principles 11. Community Policies in the Draft Charter of the East Asian Community: How will Regional Cooperation be Organised within the Community Framework? 12. Part Two of the Draft Charter: Constructing an East Asian Acquis 13. "Open regionalism": Creating Multi-Layered Orders in World Governance 14. Draft Charter of the East Asian Community