Legal Reform in Korea (Routledgecurzon Advances in Korean)

Law in Korea has historically been viewed as merely a tool of authoritarian rule, but since the transition to democracy in 1987 it has served a more important and visible role as a force for social change. With contributions from leading US and Korean scholars, Legal Reform in Korea explores this response to domestic and international pressures, applying a socio-legal perspective to both legal practices and the legal institutions themselves, which have become a major political issue throughout the developing world. An invaluable resource for students of Asian law and Korean studies. Introduction / Tom Ginsburg -- The Korean Constitutional Court : Judicial Activism And Social Change / Lim Jibong -- The Paralysis Of Legal Education In Korea / Yoon Dae-kyu -- The Prosecution Of Corruption In South Korea : Achievements, Problems, And Prospects / David T. Johnson -- Korean Criminal Law And Democratization / Cho Kuk -- The Emergence Of Formalized Intermediate Norms In Korea : The Case Of Sexual Harassment / Choi Dai-kwon -- A Look At Korean Corporate Codes Of Conduct / Craig P. Ehrlich And Kang Dae-seob -- Epistemological Conflicts And Institutional Impediments : The Rocky Road To Corporate Bankruptcy Reforms In Korea / Terence C. Halliday And Bruce G. Carruthers -- Korean Labor Law Reform : Evaluation And Future Prospects / Kim Soh-yeong -- Controlling Foreign Migrant Workers In Korea / Lee Jae-hyup -- The Unfulfilled Promise Of Korean Telecommunications Reform / Christopher Yoo -- Negotiating Values And Law : Environmental Dispute Resolution In Korea / Lee Jae-hyup. Edited By Tom Ginsburg. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [216]-229) And Index. 1. Introduction : the politics of legal reform in Korea / Tom Ginsburg 2. The Korean Constitutional Court, judicial activism, and social change / Lim Jibong 3. The paralysis of legal education in Korea / Yoon Dae-Kyu 4. The prosecution of corruption in South Korea : achievements, problems, and prospects / David T. Johnson 5. Korean criminal law and democratization / Cho Kuk 6. The emergence of formalized intermediate norms in Korea : the case of sexual harassment / Choi Dai-Kwon 7. A look at Korean corporate codes of conduct / Craig P. Ehrlich and Kang Dae-Seob 8. Epistemological conflicts and institutional impediments : the rocky road to corporate bankruptcy reforms in Korea / Terence C. Halliday and Bruce G. Carruthers 9. Korean labor law reform : evaluation and future prospects / Kim Soh-Yeong 10. Controlling foreign migrant workers in Korea / Lee Jae-Hyup 11. The unfulfilled promise of Korean telecommunications reform / Christopher S. Yoo 12. Negotiating values and law : environmental dispute resolution in Korea / Lee Jae-Hyup. Introduction / Tom Ginsburg The Korean Constitutional Court : judicial activism and social change / Jibong Lim The paralysis of legal education in Korea / Dae-Kyu Yoon The prosecution of corruption in South Korea : achievements, problems, and prospects / David T. Johnson Korean criminal law and democratization / Kuk Cho The emergence of formalized intermediate norms in Korea : the case of sexual harassment / Dae-Kwon Choi A look at chaebol codes of conduct / Craig P. Ehrlich and Dae-Seob Kang Epistemological conflicts and institutional impediments : the rocky road to corporate bankruptcy reforms in Korea / Terence C. Halliday and Bruce G. Carruthers Korean labor law reform : evaluation and future prospects / Soh-Yeong Kim Controlling foreign migrant workers in Korea / Jae-Hyup Lee The unfulfilled promise of Korean telecommunications reform / Christopher Yoo Negotiating values and law : environmental dispute resolution in Korea / Jae-Hyup Lee. Annotation Law in Korea has historically been viewed as merely a tool of authoritarian rule, but since the transition to democracy in 1987 it has served a more important and visible role; as a force for social change