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Introduction
European Union is considered to be the coalition of twenty eight states which are
designed to tear down trade as well as economic and social barriers in order to promote
flourishing these areas. The primary objective of the Union is considered to promote peace and
along with such the establishment of a unified economic as well as monetary system which
would help in promoting the inclusion and try to combat the discrimination in order to break
down the barriers relating to trade and borders. It also tries to promote the technological as well
as the scientific inventions or developments and along with such champion the environmental
protection among several others so that it can promote the goals like that in a competitive market
in a global market which would assist them in social development or progress1. The Association
of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is considered to be a regional as well as
intergovernmental organization which contains or comprises of ten countries that form a part of
the Southeast Asia. This intergovernmental organizations are considered to facilitate the
economic as well as political, military, social, sociocultural and educational integration among
the various states which are considered to be the members along with the other countries that
exist or prevail in Asia. This particular intergovernmental organization is considered to regularly
engage or involve other countries which are in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond that. It aims at
maintaining a global network of various alliances and along with such the dialogue partners
which is considered by several members as a global powerhouse. Along with such it is also
involved in several international affairs and also hosts various diplomatic missions across the
globe2.
1 Chalmers, Damian, Gareth Davies, and Giorgio Monti. European union law. Cambridge university press, 2019.
2 Secretariat, A. S. E. A. N. "About ASEAN." European Journal of Social Theory 427 (2016): 447.

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This paper discussed the two trade blocks European Union and ASEAN and tries to
discuss its history, purpose and proceeds to make a certain kind of comparative analysis of the
legal implications of the above-mentioned trade blocks. Furthermore, it also provides a brief
information and critically evaluate the level of integration which has been considered to be
accomplished by these trade blocks. In addition to such, it also tries to highlight the barriers that
are considered to be prevailing and the level of integration that can be secured in order to create a
better dispute solving body for the cases that are considered to be in dispute. In conclusion, it is
considered to summarize the points that have been dealt with in the paper.
Discussion
An introduction to the European Union
The European Union had been officially formed or established in the year 1993 but its
constitution or foundation is considered to actually reach further back to the year of 1957 when
there had been the existence and the establishment of the European Economic Community. The
primary goal or the principle objective of the EU is considered to be to be or to create a
competitive market place at the global level. Simultaneously it also tries to balance the needs that
are considered to be independent fiscal as well as political for the members. There are three
bodies that are considered to run the EU3. The EU Council is considered to represent the national
governments and the Parliament is considered to be elected by the people. The European
Commission is considered to be the staff of the European Union. It is their primary motive to
make sure that all the members act in a manner that would be consistent as well as regional or
agricultural as well as the social policies. These are considered to be contributed by the state
3 Olsen, Jonathan, and John McCormick. The European Union: politics and policies. Routledge, 2018.

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funds of the members in the European Union4. The European Commission is considered to
propose a certain kind of new legislation where the commissioners would be able to serve a five
year term. The European Parliament is considered to get the first read of the various laws and the
regulations that are considered to be proposed by the Union by its members states who have been
elected for a term of five years. The European Council is considered to also get a second read on
all the regulations and the laws which would be accepted by the Parliament. It can be observed
from the case of O'Brien v Department of Constitutional Affairs [2010] UKSC 34, [2011] 1
CMLR 365.
In the year 1950, the concept regarding the European trade area had been first
established. The Treaty of Rome in the year 1957 had established or constituted a common
market and such was considered to eliminate the customs duties in the year 1968. It had put
various standard policies that would be particularly for the trade in agriculture. In the year 1993,
the Treaty of Maastricht was considered to be established and such helped in constituting the
European Union in common market. There had been various other countries that had joined in
two years after the Treaty had been established. The Treaty of Lisbon had also increased the
powers and the authorities relating to the European Parliament6. It also provided EU with the
legal authority and such was in order to negotiate as well as sign the international treaties. It had
also increased the powers of the European Union for the border control or the immigration or for
judicial cooperation along with the various civil as well as criminal matters along with the police
cooperation. It had also abandoned the idea relating to the European Constitution and the
4 Nugent, Neill. The government and politics of the European Union. Palgrave, 2017.
5 O'Brien v Department of Constitutional Affairs [2010] UKSC 34, [2011] 1 CMLR 36
6 Greenwood, Justin. Interest representation in the European Union. Macmillan International Higher Education,
2017.