ASEAN Charter
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constitutional instrument
founding treaty
international agreement
treaty establishing an international organization
The ASEAN Charter is the foundational treaty that establishes the legal and institutional framework governing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its organs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ASEAN Charter canonical | 26 |
| Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1048789 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ASEAN Charter Context triple: [Secretary-General of ASEAN, legalBasis, ASEAN Charter]
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A.
ASEAN Declaration
The ASEAN Declaration is the 1967 founding charter that established the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and set out its core principles of regional cooperation and solidarity.
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B.
Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
The Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the founding constitutional document that establishes SAARC’s objectives, principles, and institutional framework for regional cooperation among South Asian countries.
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C.
ASEAN Political-Security Community
The ASEAN Political-Security Community is a key pillar of ASEAN focused on promoting regional peace, stability, and political cooperation among Southeast Asian member states.
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D.
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community is a key pillar of ASEAN focused on promoting social development, cultural cooperation, and a shared regional identity to foster an inclusive, people-centered Southeast Asia.
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E.
ASEAN Economic Community
The ASEAN Economic Community is a regional economic integration initiative that aims to create a single market and production base among Southeast Asian nations, promoting the free flow of goods, services, investment, skilled labor, and capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ASEAN Charter Target entity description: The ASEAN Charter is the foundational treaty that establishes the legal and institutional framework governing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its organs.
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A.
ASEAN Declaration
The ASEAN Declaration is the 1967 founding charter that established the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and set out its core principles of regional cooperation and solidarity.
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B.
Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
The Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the founding constitutional document that establishes SAARC’s objectives, principles, and institutional framework for regional cooperation among South Asian countries.
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C.
ASEAN Political-Security Community
The ASEAN Political-Security Community is a key pillar of ASEAN focused on promoting regional peace, stability, and political cooperation among Southeast Asian member states.
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D.
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community is a key pillar of ASEAN focused on promoting social development, cultural cooperation, and a shared regional identity to foster an inclusive, people-centered Southeast Asia.
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E.
ASEAN Economic Community
The ASEAN Economic Community is a regional economic integration initiative that aims to create a single market and production base among Southeast Asian nations, promoting the free flow of goods, services, investment, skilled labor, and capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional instrument
ⓘ
founding treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ treaty establishing an international organization ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Heads of State or Government of ASEAN member states ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 2007-11-20 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
create a rules-based ASEAN
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enhance regional peace and stability ⓘ promote good governance ⓘ promote the rule of law and constitutional government ⓘ realise an ASEAN Community ⓘ strengthen democracy in the region ⓘ |
| articleCount | 55 articles ⓘ |
| basisFor |
ASEAN Community building
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ASEAN institutional reforms ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all ASEAN member states ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 13 chapters ⓘ |
| defines |
decision-making processes of ASEAN
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principles of ASEAN ⓘ purposes of ASEAN ⓘ roles and functions of ASEAN organs ⓘ structure of ASEAN ⓘ |
| depositary | Secretary-General of ASEAN ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceAfter | ratification by all ASEAN member states ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 2008-12-15 ⓘ |
| establishes |
ASEAN Coordinating Council
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surface form:
ASEAN Community Councils
ASEAN Coordinating Council ⓘ ASEAN National Secretariats at the national level ⓘ ASEAN Secretariat ⓘ ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies ⓘ ASEAN Summit ⓘ
surface form:
ASEAN Summit as the supreme policy-making body
Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN ⓘ ASEAN Secretariat ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Secretary-General of ASEAN
legal personality of ASEAN ⓘ |
| fullName |
ASEAN Charter
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
|
| governs | Association of Southeast Asian Nations ⓘ |
| grants | legal personality to ASEAN ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| predecessorInstrument |
ASEAN Declaration
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangkok Declaration of 1967
|
| providesFor |
ASEAN dispute settlement mechanisms
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admission of new members to ASEAN ⓘ amendment procedures ⓘ compliance monitoring within ASEAN ⓘ enhanced role of the ASEAN Secretariat ⓘ enhanced role of the ASEAN Secretary-General ⓘ suspension of rights and privileges of membership ⓘ withdrawal from ASEAN ⓘ |
| purpose | to establish the legal and institutional framework of ASEAN and its organs ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ASEAN Declaration
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surface form:
Bangkok Declaration of 1967
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| shortName | ASEAN Charter self-link ⓘ |
| signedAt | Singapore ⓘ |
| signedOn | 2007-11-20 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | ratification by ASEAN member states ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ASEAN Charter Description of subject: The ASEAN Charter is the foundational treaty that establishes the legal and institutional framework governing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its organs.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
subject surface form:
ASEAN Secretariat
subject surface form:
ASEAN Coordinating Council