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th Promulgated 29 of August 2004 & 1 st Asian Forum of ALSA in Tokyo, Japan & 28 th of August 2005 2 nd Asian Forum in Seoul, Korea 1 st Amendment 13 th of August 2006 3 rd Asian Forum in Jakarta, Indonesia 2 nd Amendment 8 th of August 2007 4 th A sian Forum in Seoul, Korea 3 rd Amendment 6 th of August 2008 5 th Asian Forum in Bangkok, Thailand 4 th Amendment 8 th of August 2009 6 th Asian Forum in Manila, Philippines 5 th Amendment 5 th of August 2010 7 th Asian Forum in Seoul, Korea 6 th Amendment 9 th of J anuary 2011 Special Assembly in Singapore, Singapore 7 th Amendment 9 th of August 2011 8 th Asian Forum in Chiba, Japan 8 th Amendment 11 th of May 2012 Special Assembly 9 th Amendment 15 th of August 2012 9 th ALSA Forum in Bangkok, Thailand 10 th Amendment 31 st of August 2013 10 th ALSA Forum in Manila, Philippines 11 th Amendment 5 th of January 2014 Special Assembly in Singapore, Singapore 12 th Amendment 8 th of August 2014 11 th ALSA Forum in Taipei, Taiwan 13 th Amendment 27 th of January 2016 Special Assembly in Ku ala Lumpur, Malaysia 14 th Amendment 6 th of August 2016 13 th ALSA Forum in Bangkok, Thailand 15 th Amendment 17 th of January 2017 Special Assembly in Bandung, Indonesia
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HISTORICAL IN TRODUCTION 1 PREAMBLE 3 ARTICL E 1 INTERPRETATION 3 ARTICLE 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 5 Section 1 Title 5 Section 2 Official Seat 5 Section 3 Declaratory Statement 5 Section 4 Vision 6 Section 5 Purpose/Objective 6 Section 6 Legal Instruments 6 Section 7 Means 7 Section 8 Official L anguage 7 Section 9 Liability 7 Section 10 Dissolution 7 ARTICLE 3 MEMBERSHIP 7 Section 1 Definition 7 Section 2 Privileges of Members 8 Section 3 Active and Frozen Member Countries 8 Section 4 Freezing and Termination of Membership 8 ARTICLE 4 GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY 10 Section 1 Authority 10 Section 2 Composition of the General Assembly 1 1 Section 3 Vote 11 Section 4 Method of Voting 11 Section 5 Notice 11
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Section 6 Quorum 11 Section 7 Sessions of General Assembly 11 Section 8 Accountabi lity Repo rt 12 ARTICLE 5 GOVERNING COUNCIL 12 Section 1 Authority 12 Section 2 Functions 12 Section 3 Chair 13 Section 4 Composition 13 Section 5 Meeting 13 Section 6 Decision Making in the Governing Council 13 Section 7 Notice 1 4 ARTICLE 6 BOOK OF GUIDELINES 15 Section 1 Definition and Scope 15 Section 2 Recommendation and Approval 15 Section 3 Amendment 16 ARTICLE 7 INTERNATIONAL BOARD 16 Section 1 Authority 16 Section 2 Fun ctions 16 Section 3 Composition 17 Section 4 International Board President 1 8 Section 5 International Board Secretary – General 19 Section 6 International Board Treasurer 1 9 Section 7 International Board Vice President of Public Relations and Ma rketing 20 Section 8 International Board Vice President of Academic Activ ities 21 Section 9 International Board of Training, Exchange and Development 2 2
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Section 1 0 Directors of ALSA International 2 3 Section 11 Terms of Office 2 4 Section 12 Official Meetings 24 Section 13 Acting International Board President 25 Section 14 Acting Officers of the International Board 25 Section 15 Resignation 26 Section 16 Impeachment 26 Section 17 Department Meeting and Working Part y 28 ARTICLE 8 ELECTIONS 29 Section 1 Time 29 Section 2 Election Off icer 29 Section 3 Qualification for the International Board Officers 2 9 Section 4 Nominations 30 Section 5 Method of Voting 3 2 Section 6 Re – election 33 ARTICLE 9 CHAPTER & OBSERVER 33 Section 1 Local Chapter 33 Section 2 National Chapter 34 Section 3 Observers 35 Section 4 Establishment of a National Chapter 35 A RTICLE 10 SECRETARIAT 37 Section 1 Duty 37 Section 2 Election 37 ARTICLE 11 TREASURY DEPARTMENT 38
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Section 1 Duty 38 Section 2 Election 38 ARTICLE 12 CONSTITUTION 40 Section 1 Nature of Constitution 40 Section 2 Amendment 40 Section 3 Interpre tation 40 Section 4 Motion 40 Section 5 Date of Effect 40 ARTICLE 13 SAVING PROVISION 4 1 SIGNATORIES 4 2 APPENDIX 44
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2 ALS A SNU, a full national committee by the name of ALSA Korea formed in the summer of year 2000 consisting of two universities Seoul National University and Ewha University. The ASEAN Law Associat ion comprises the member countries Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand . They are represented by Mr. Niti Nernchamngong, representatives of the International Department of Legal Aid Association of Peking Univer sity, LA, HKUSU , ALSA Japan, ALSA Korea , and ALSA Ta iwan , who attended the Asian forum and signed the Tokyo Agreement on 7 September 2002 to agree to merge into a single association . The merger was effected through a resolution passed unanimously by ASEAN Law Association, the ILSA PKU formerly known as the International Department of Legal Aid Association of Peking University, LA, HKUSU, ALSA Japan, ALSA Korea , and ALSA Taiwan on 23 October 2003 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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3 P REAMBLE We, the law students of the Asian member countries, CONSIDERING the visions and objectives promulgated in the Tokyo Agreement 2002; REALIZING the challenges that arise as a result of varied legal systems and educational approaches of each mem ber countries ; DESIRING to foster greater cooperation between member nations towards achieving greater understanding not only of fellow members, but also the economic, social, and cultural influences that have shaped their legal views, principles, and sy stems; HAVE AGREED to the establishment of this association of general cooperation among the law students of its member countries based on the provisions as follows. The following words and phrases will take on the assigned meanings un less otherwise stated: a. means the Asian Law Association; b. General means the meeting of all representatives convened once every year; ARTICLE 1 INTE RPRETATION
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4 c. of is the executive by – law of ALSA, which shall regulate and guide the conduct of activities in ALSA and shall be approved by the Governing Council; d. of means the date when this constitution shall take effect; e. means the meeting of all delegates ; f. means the Governing Coun cil of the Asian Law Association; g. means such entity that is an association of members of ALSA in one school; h. means one – half plus one; i. means the Member Countries or Regions of ALSA and includes Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka , and Macau; j. means such entity that is an association of Local Chapter(s) and may be used interchange ably with Member Country; k. means member(s) of ALSA who are authorized by a National Chapter in ALSA as representative(s) for certain international events of ALSA; l. are decisions made and policies approved by voting upon a motion i n a Governing Council Meeting via a Majority unless otherwise stated ; m. means the secretariat of ALSA; n. is the authorized financial controller body of ALSA; o. P means working party of the Governing Council, which discusses specific matters within the function of the Governing Council;
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5 p. means a country or region that is no t a Member Country but is allowed by the Governing Council to take part in ALSA activities; q. eting s which are chaired by each of the International Board Of ficers ; r. means a person and/ or an organization that participates in ALSA activities who is neither a Member Country nor an Observer; s. ALSA International refers to the ALSA International Board and Directors working for ALSA at the intern ational level; t. refers to any ALSA event(s) that include (s) the involvement of more than one (1) National Chapter; u. refers to the period from an Annual General Assembly to the consecutive Annual General Assembly. Section 1. Title The Title of the Association shall be the Law Section 2. Official Seat ALSA has its official seat in Zurich, Switzerland. Section 3. Declaratory Statement ALSA is a non – political and non – profi t association and any acts done or representations made by any member, which suggest or impute that ALSA has a political or profitable agenda shall be invalid and shall not bind the other members of ALSA. ARTICLE 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS
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