CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: SETTING THE STAGE FOR ASEAN ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION, HARMONIZATION AND INTEGRATION -- Chapter 1: 1967 The ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) -- DO HEREBY DECLARE -- Chapter 2: 1976 Declaration of ASEAN Concord -- DO HEREBY DECLARE -- AND DO HEREBY ADOPT -- A. Political -- B. Economic -- C. Social -- D. Cultural and Information -- E. Security -- F. Improvement of Asean Machinery -- Chapter 3: 1976 Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia -- CHAPTER I: PURPOSE AND PRINCIPLES -- Article 1 -- Article 2 -- CHAPTER II: AMITY -- Article 3 -- CHAPTER III: COOPERATION -- Article 4 -- Article 5 -- Article 6 -- Article 7 -- Article 8 -- Article 9 -- Article 10 -- Article 11 -- Article 12 -- CHAPTER IV: PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES -- Article 13 -- Article 14 -- Article 15 -- Article 16 -- Article 17 -- CHAPTER V: GENERAL PROVISION -- Article 18 -- Article 19 -- Article 20 -- Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (1987) -- HEREBY AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING: -- Article 1 -- Article 2 -- Article 3 -- Second Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (1998) -- HEREBY AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING: -- Article 1 -- Article 2 -- Chapter 4: 1987 Manila Declaration -- DO HEREBY DECLARE -- AND DO HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS -- Political cooperation -- Economic cooperation -- Relationship with dialogue partners -- Functional cooperation -- Machinery for ASEAN Cooperation -- Chapter 5: 1994 Chairman's Statement on the First Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (with Annex and Protocol) -- NOTE -- ANNEX -- PROCEDURE FOR A FACT-FINDING MISSION -- PROTOCOL TO THE TREATY ON SOUTHEAST ASIA NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE ZONE -- Article 1 -- Article 2 -- Article 3 -- Article 4 -- Article 5 -- Article 6 -- Article 7.

Chapter 6: 1995 Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone -- ARTICLE 1 -- Use of term -- ARTICLE 2 -- Application of the Treaty -- ARTICLE 3 -- Basic undertakings -- ARTICLE 4 -- Use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes -- ARTICLE 5 -- IAEA safeguards -- ARTICLE 6 -- Early notification of a nuclear accident -- ARTICLE 7 -- Foreign ships and aircraft -- ARTICLE 8 -- Establishment of the commission for the Southeast Asia nuclear weapon-free zone -- ARTICLE 9 -- The executive committee -- ARTICLE 10 -- Control system -- ARTICLE 11 -- Report and exchange of information -- ARTICLE 12 -- Request for clarification -- ARTICLE 13 -- Request for a fact-finding mission -- ARTICLE 14 -- Remedial measures -- ARTICLE 15 -- Signature, ratification, accession, deposit and registration -- ARTICLE 16 -- Entry into force -- ARTICLE 17 -- Reservations -- ARTICLE 18 -- Relations with other international organizations -- ARTICLE 19 -- Amendments -- ARTICLE 20 -- Review -- ARTICLE 21 -- Settlement of disputes -- ARTICLE 22 -- Duration and withdrawal -- Chapter 7: 1995 The ASEAN Regional Forum: A Concept Paper -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CHALLENGES -- Stage I: Promotion of confidence-building measures -- Moving beyond Stage 1 -- Stage II: Development of preventive diplomacy -- Stage III: Conflict resolution -- ORGANISATION OF ARF ACTIVITIES -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 8: 1997 ASEAN Vision 2020 -- A CONCERT OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS -- A PARTNERSHIP IN DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT -- A COMMUNITY OF CARING SOCIETIES -- AN OUTWARD-LOOKING ASEAN -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 9: 2001 Joint Communique of the 34th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting -- IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INITIATIVE FOR ASEAN INTEGRATION (IAI) -- ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS' RETREATS -- POLITICAL AND SECURITY COOPERATION -- REGIONALAND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES -- ECONOMIC COOPERATION -- FUNCTIONAL COOPERATION -- EXTERNAL RELATIONS.

Chapter 10: 2002 Joint Statement of the Ministers Responsible for Environment of the Member States of ASEAN to the World Summit on Sustainable Development -- Chapter 11: 2003 Declaration of ASEAN Concord II (Bali Concord II) -- DO HEREBY DECLARE THAT -- DO HEREBY ADOPT -- A. Asean Security Community (ASC) -- B. ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) -- C. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) -- Chapter 12: 2005 Chairman's Statement of the 11th ASEAN Summit "One Vision, One Identity, One Community" -- ASEAN INTEGRATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING -- ASEAN Charter -- Vientiane Action Programme -- ASEAN Security Community -- ASEAN Economic Community -- ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community -- Bridging the Development Gap -- ASEAN Foundation -- Aceh, Indonesia -- Myanmar -- EXTERNAL RELATIONS -- ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation -- Cooperation with Dialogue Partners -- East Asia Summit -- REGIONALAND INTERNATIONAL POLITICALAND SECURITY AND ECONOMIC ISSUES -- WTO -- OTHER MATTERS -- Chapter 13: 2005 Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the East Asia Summit, Kuala Lumpur -- DO HEREBY DECLARE -- Chapter 14: 2005 Chairman's Statement of the First East Asia Summit, Kuala Lumpur -- Chapter 15: 2005 Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the Establishment of the ASEAN Charter -- DO HEREBY DECLARE -- AND DO HEREBY AGREE -- Chapter 16: 2006 ASEAN Obtains Observer Status in the United Nations -- Chapter 17: 2006 Joint Communique of the 39th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) -- FORGING A UNITED, RESILIENT AND INTEGRATED ASEAN -- INTRODUCTION -- OPENING ADDRESS -- THE ASEAN COMMUNITY -- VIENTIANE ACTION PROGRAMME (VAP) -- Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) -- ASEAN SECURITY COMMUNITY (ASC) -- Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia -- South China Sea -- Transnational Crimes and Counter Terrorism -- Treaty on the Southeast Asia NuclearWeapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) -- ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).

ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (AEC) -- Energy Cooperation -- Sub-regional Cooperation -- ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY (ASCC) -- Sectoral Cooperation -- Environment -- Disaster Management -- Health -- Education -- Labour -- Women -- Youth -- Science and Technology -- EXTERNAL RELATIONS -- DEVELOPMENTS IN MYANMAR -- REGIONALAND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES -- ASEAN Candidature for the UNSG -- Cooperation with Regional Organizations -- 40th AMM -- Chapter 18: 2007 Chairperson's Statement of the 12th ASEAN Summit H.E. the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo -- CEBU DECLARATION ON THE BLUEPRINT OF THE ASEAN CHARTER -- AN ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY -- AN ASEAN COMMUNITY BY 2015 -- ASEAN SECURITY COMMUNITY -- ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY -- NARROWING DEVELOPMENT GAP -- MYANMAR -- ASEAN'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS -- EAST ASIA SUMMIT -- ASEAN - SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) -- REGIONALAND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES -- WTO -- PAKISTAN -- OTHER MATTERS -- Chapter 19: 2007 Cebu Declaration Towards One Caring and Sharing Community -- HEREBY DECLARE TO -- Chapter 20: 2007 Chairman's Statement of the 13th ASEAN Summit, "One ASEAN at the Heart of Dynamic Asia" -- ASEAN CHARTER -- ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY -- ASEAN POLITICAL-SECURITY COMMUNITY -- ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY -- NARROWING THE DEVELOPMENT GAP -- STRENGTHENING THE ASEAN SECRETARIAT -- MYANMAR -- ASEAN'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS -- INCOMING SECRETARY-GENERAL OF ASEAN -- OTHER MATTERS -- Chapter 21: 2007 Joint Statement on the Commission for the Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone -- Chapter 22: 2007 Cebu Declaration on the Acceleration of the Establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015 -- DO HEREBY DECLARE -- Chapter 23: 2007 ASEAN Convention on Counter Terrorism -- ARTICLE I -- Objective -- ARTICLE II -- Criminal Acts of Terrorism.

ARTICLE III -- Sovereign Equality, Territorial Integrity and Non-Interference -- ARTICLE IV -- Preservation of Sovereignty -- ARTICLE V -- Non-Application -- ARTICLE VI -- Areas of Cooperation -- ARTICLE VII -- State Jurisdiction -- ARTICLE VIII -- Fair Treatment -- ARTICLE IX -- General Provisions -- ARTICLE X -- Status of Refugees -- ARTICLE XI -- Rehabilitative Programmes -- ARTICLE XII -- Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters -- ARTICLE XIII -- Extradition -- ARTICLE XIV -- Political Offences Exception -- ARTICLE XV -- Designation of Central Authorities or Coordinating Structures -- ARTICLE XVI -- Implementation, Monitoring and Review -- ARTICLE XVII -- Confidentiality -- ARTICLE XVIII -- Relationship with Other International Instruments -- ARTICLE XIX -- Settlement of Disputes -- ARTICLE XX -- Ratification, Approval and Depositary -- ARTICLE XXI -- Entry into Force and Amendment -- ARTICLE XXII -- Withdrawal -- ARTICLE XXIII -- Registration -- Chapter 24: 2007 Cebu Declaration on the Blueprint of the ASEAN Charter -- WE DO HEREBY AGREE -- Chapter 25: 2007 Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (including Annexes 1-4) -- PREAMBLE -- CHAPTER I -- Purposes and Principles -- Article 1 -- Article 2 -- CHAPTER II -- Legal personality -- Article 3 -- CHAPTER III -- Membership -- Article 4 -- Article 5 -- Article 6 -- CHAPTER IV -- Organs -- Article 7 -- Article 8 -- Article 9 -- Article 10 -- Article 11 -- Article 12 -- Article 13 -- Article 14 -- Article 15 -- CHAPTER V -- Entities Associated with ASEAN -- Article 16 -- CHAPTER VI -- Immunities and Privileges -- Article 17 -- Article 18 -- Article 19 -- CHAPTER VII -- Decision-Making -- Article 20 -- Article 21 -- CHAPTER VIII -- Settlement of Disputes -- Article 22 -- Article 23 -- Article 24 -- Article 25 -- Article 26 -- Article 27 -- Article 28 -- CHAPTER IX.

Budget and Finance.