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professional services in ASEAN. However, the provision
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concerning the mutual recognition under AFAS does not be so
construed as to require any member states to accept or to enter
into such mutual recognition agreements or arrangements.
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2.2. ASEAN Way of Mutual Recognition on Professionals

ASEAN cooperation has its own operational mechanism,

known as the ASEAN Way, which still holds a significant
dominance in the regional cooperation habit until today. ASEAN
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Way exists as the operational norm of the region. It refers
to the notion of a unique operational approach to dispute
settlement and regional cooperation developed by the members

of ASEAN. Where the preservation of sovereignty sits at the
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heart of the concept, such adherence consequently results
in a development of other auxiliary principles, for instance,

non-intervention and consensus.

36 The Emerging ASEAN Approach to Mutual Recognition: A Comparison with
Europe, Trans-Tasman, and North America. (2016).
37 § Article 5 (1992).
38 See also The Role of the Rule of Law in ASEAN Integration. (2013).and Taku
Tamaki, Making Sense of ‘ASEAN Way’: A Constructivist Approach (2006).
39 See also Amitav Acharya, Ideas, Identity, and Institution-Building: Making
Sense of the “Asia Pacific Way”, 10 The Pacific Review, 10 (1997).

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