The Challenge of Senior Economic Officials’ Meeting in ASEAN Dispute Settlement Mechanism
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This study examined the challenge of Senior Economic Officials’ Meeting (SEOM) under the Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism 2019 (ASEAN DSM 2019) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) In ASEAN; SEOM assists the ASEAN Economic Ministers handling with all ASEAN economic matters. The SEOM also supervises dispute settlement mechanism for ASEAN economic agreements. Under the ASEAN DSM 2019, SEOM plays a significant role. The SEOM establishes panels. It adopts reports of a panel and the Appellate Body. The SEOM also enforces decisions of the panel and the Appellate Body. This research aims to study role of SEOM under the ASEAN DSM 2019. The findings revealed that judicial adjudication under the ASEAN DSM 2019 is not independent body. The SEOM controls whole dispute resolution procedures under the ASEAN DSM 2019. However, members of SEOM are representative of all ASEAN countries including the parties to the dispute. Arguable, adjudication proceedings under the ASEAN DSM 2019 is not impartiality. This paper suggested that ASEAN should establish a dispute resolution body for dispute settlement in ASEAN separately from SEOM.
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