Our contemporary era has witnessed the remarkable development of China-ASEAN relations. Both sides have pledged to establish and develop a comprehensive cooperation. However, any development of international relations is governed by international legal principles, norms and rules, such as the Charter of the United Nations and general international law. There is no exception for China-ASEAN relations. The book discusses and explains China-ASEAN relations from an international law perspective and covers a wide range of legal topics and legal issues.

• The first book which attempts to discuss and explain China-ASEAN relations in an international law perspective
• Covers a wide range of legal topics and issues significantly existing in the development of China-ASEAN relations
• Unique in the sense that it specifically deals with the relationship between one country and one international/regional organization

• Cover 2
• China–ASEAN Relations and International Law 5
• Copyright 6
• Dedication 7
• Contents 9
• About the author 13
• Part I Introduction 15
  • 1 History and development of contemporary China–ASEAN relations 17
    • History of interchange 17
    • Establishment and evolution of ASEAN 18
    • Modern relations between China and ASEAN 21
    • Future prospects 28
    • Notes 32
  • 2 Asian approaches and contributions to international law 35
    • Introduction 35