This paper is a contribution to the literature on rational design of trade agreements. The World Trade Organization …

Why is Asia lagging behind other regions in creating regional judicial institutions? What lessons from the operation of … judicial institutions elsewhere have also rarely been used to resolve inter-state disputes. The most valuable lesson for Asia … and private parties about the implementation of international law. While Asia lacks an extensive set of regional laws and …

integration and openness. The main policy findings are that Asia's future standing in an increasingly multi-centered world economy … freefall at the world level, there emerged a second order response at the level of regional institutional building … between helping themselves and helping the global economy. Asia is striving for modes of regional cooperation that are, on …

This paper argues that the collective action in Asia by its regional organizations has historically suffered from a … in the context of Asia as a whole) have lacked the necessary resources. The result has been that while the ASEAN … institutions remain weakly institutionalized and attract criticism as "talk-shops", they have helped to ensure that Asia does not …