ASEAN want to use the same a uniform legal system similar to the European Union.
But it hard to do because in each ASEAN members countries have different law, cultural and national sovereignty.
Some scholars also have argued that ASEAN is likely relying on the modes of “consultation” and “consensus” principles to reach agreements on the delicate issues of harmonizing the domestic laws of ASEAN members into a regional legal system that respects cultural sensitivities and national sovereignty.