SECRETARY-GENERAL OF ASEAN: LAW REVIEW APPLICATION OF FUNCTIONAL NECESSITY PRINCIPLE

Abstract

Since entry into force of the ASEAN Charter in 2008, ASEAN has moved from a loose organization to a rule-based one. The ASEAN Secretary General has the important position in related to conduct the role of ASEAN. The ASEAN Secretary General has the privileges and immunity rights. These rights are based on the functional necessity principle and ruled in the ASEAN Charter and ASEAN Treaty on the privileges and immunity right.

Keywords: Functional Necessity Principle, the Privileges and Immunity Rights, the ASEAN Secretary General.