The Bangkok Declaration of 1967, in establishing the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), adopted the creation of Permanent Committees of specialist and officials on specific subjects to, among others, promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries of the region. In the 1976 Declaration of ASEAN Concord, the leaders adopted the programme of action as a framework for ASEAN cooperation including the study on how to develop judicial cooperation including the possibility of an ASEAN Extradition Treaty, which falls squarely within the purview of the ASEAN Ministers of Justice, Ministers of Law and Attorneys-General.
Recognizing the diversity of legal systems among the ASEAN Member States and in order to facilitate the cooperation in the legal field on matters of mutual interest, the ASEAN Ministers of Justice, Ministers of Law and Attorneys-General, in 1986, agreed on an organizational arrangement for co-operation in the legal field composed of Senior Legal Officials. Its initial mandate includes the (1) exchange of legal materials; (2) judicial co-operation; and (3) legal education and legal research.
The ASEAN Ministers of Justice, Ministers of Law and Attorneys-General shall review the work of, and provide guidance to, the Senior Legal Officials.
Since then, the mandate expanded to address all common matters pertaining to legal cooperation to support ASEAN integration initiatives in all ASEAN Member States. The ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting (ASLOM) serves as a forum for senior law officials from ASEAN member states’ respective Ministries of Justice, including Attorney General’s Chambers, to discuss legal issues of common interest pertaining to legal cooperation with a view to promote ASEAN’s objectives within the ASEAN Political-Security Community. These include instruments for international legal cooperation, harmonization of trade laws, and other areas calling for legal cooperation.
The ASLOM meets every 12 months, while the ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting (ALAWMM) meets every 24 months.
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DOJ as the ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting Chair to Host the 13th ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting in Manila
Manila, Philippines – The Department of Justice, thru the Legal Staff, is set to host the 13th ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting (ALAWMM) at the Manila Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bonifacio Global City on 14-15 November 2025
Philippines Hosts the 21st ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting
The Philippines, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), will host the 21* ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting (ASLOM) on 13-14 October 2022.
21st ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting (ASLOM) and its Related Meetings
The 2nd ASLOM Working Group on ASEAN Extradition Treaty, 11th ASLOM Working Group on Examining Modalities for Harmonisation of ASEAN Trade Laws, 21st ASLOM, 2nd ASLOM-Japan Consultation, and ASLOM-World Justice Project engagement were convened from 10–14 October 2022 in Manila, Philippines.
DOJ Urged Conclusion of the ASEAN Extradition Treaty Negotiations During the 23rd ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting
SINGAPORE | Philippine ASLOM Leader, Chief State Counsel Dennis Arvin L. Chan, expressed optimism that the ASLOM Working Group on the ASEAN Extradition Treaty (AET) will complete negotiations within its time frame.
2nd ASLOM Working Group Meeting on the ASEAN Extradition Treaty
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Senior Law Officials Meeting (ASLOM) Working Group (WG) on the ASEAN Extradition Treaty (AET) held its second meeting on 10 to 11 October 2022 at Hilton Manila Hotel, Pasay City.
6th ASLOM Meeting Group Meeting on the ASEAN Extradition Treaty
The Department of Justice, through the Office of the Chief State Counsel (Legal Staff), successfully hosted the 6th Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting (ASLOM) Working Group (WG)...
12th ASLOM Working Group Meeting on the ASEAN Extradition Treaty
Manila, Philippines | Chief State Counsel Dennis Arvin L. Chan welcomed the representatives of all ASEAN Member States, the ASEAN Secretariat...
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