(philstar.com) Updated June 12, 2012
PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) - Over 70 senior-level judges
and representatives of justice ministries from all ten ASEAN member
states will gather here on Tuesday to exchange views and discuss ways to
enhance legal and judicial cooperation, according to a press release
from the US Embassy on Monday.
"It will be an unprecedented event for legal and judicial actors to
exchange ideas and experiences, as well as discuss deeply on building
and strengthening legal and judicial connections," said the press
release.
It said that ASEAN's deepening integration is presenting new
challenges in cross-border legal issues; and the high-level legal and
judicial actors in the region will also discuss implications of the
ASEAN Charter and integration, issues in administration of justice in
ASEAN, enforcement of judgments and international arbitration, and
implementation of international treaties into national law.
The meeting is held after the 14th ASEAN Senior Law Officials'
Meeting (ASLOM) in Phnom Penh last year recognized the need to
strengthen the networks among high-level legal professionals throughout
ASEAN, especially the ASLOM and ASEAN judicial bodies, it said.
The U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN, David L. Carden, Cambodia's Minister of
Justice Ang Vong Vathana, and Bagas Hapsoro, Deputy Secretary-General
of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, will open the event.
The two-day event is presented by the ASEAN Secretariat in
collaboration with the US Government and the Cambodian Ministry of
Justice.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) groups Brunei,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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