ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |24 pages
4 The prosecution of corruption in South Korea
Achievements, problems, and prospects
chapter |10 pages
6 The emergence of formalized intermediate norms in Korea
The case of sexual harassment
chapter |20 pages
8 Epistemological conflicts and institutional impediments
The rocky road to corporate bankruptcy reforms in Korea
1
