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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2023
The ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (hereinafter referred to as “the Institute”) shall be established under Provision B.2.2.i of the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint. As a follow-up to the ASEAN Leaders’ Joint Statement on the Establishment of an ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation adopted on 8 May 2011, the Institute shall be an entity associated with ASEAN under Article 16 of the ASEAN Charter.
The Institute shall operate in accordance with the following Terms of Reference (TOR):
1. Headquarters
The headquarters of the Institute shall be in the Republic of Indonesia, hereinafter referred to as “the Host Country”, and shall be based in Jakarta.
2. Legal Personality
The legal personality of the Institute shall be established under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Host Country and the Institute.
3. Principles
The Institute would operate in accordance with the ASEAN Charter and be guided by the principles of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, inter alia:
a. respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity and national identity of all ASEAN Member States;
b. shared commitment and collective responsibility in enhancing regional peace, security and prosperity; and
c. non-interference in the internal affairs of ASEAN Member States.
4. Mandate and Functions
4.1. Mandate
The Institute shall be the ASEAN institution for research activities on peace, conflict management and conflict resolution, as requested by ASEAN Member States. The Institute’s work will include, inter alia, promotion of those activities agreed in the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint and additional activities as agreed by ASEAN Member States.
4.2. Functions
The Institute may undertake, among others, the following activities:
Research
• Undertake research and compile ASEAN’s experiences and best practices on peace, conflict management and conflict resolution as well as post-conflict peace-building, with the view to providing appropriate recommendations, upon request by ASEAN Member States, to ASEAN bodies;
• Undertake studies to promote gender mainstreaming in peace building, peace process and conflict resolution; and
• Study and analyse existing dispute settlement mechanisms in ASEAN with a view to enhancing regional mechanisms for the pacific settlement of disputes.
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