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KHLS-Distinct Characteristics • Maintains a faculty of distinguished professors and legal experts with diverse experience in legal practice. • Raises legal experts with global perspectives who contribute to the betterment of global community. • Comprises comfortable and modern facilities equipped with all of the latest relevant technology. • Offers international exchange programs with overseas universities and various kinds of externship programs with public institutions, law firms, companies, international organizations and NGOs. • Offers specialized courses that prepare student to become legal experts with international perspectives. Courses prepare students in global business law including, trade, finance, corporate taxation, information technology (IT) and intellectual property (IP) law. Kyung Hee University Kyung Hee University Law School Law School Tel : 961-9218~9 Fax : 961-9134 E-mail : [email protected] Homepage : www.khls.ac.kr Towards Global Eminence Kyung Hee University Law School 02/03 Kyung Hee CONTENTS University 04⁄ Message from the Dean 06⁄ Introduction Towards Global Eminence 08⁄ Faculty Since its establishment in 1949, Kyung Hee University has 13⁄ Facilities developed into a comprehensive education system that ranges from kindergarten to graduate school. Three campuses actually constitute 18⁄ J.D. Program the University: the tree-lined 245-acre Seoul Campus, the 510- acre Global Campus situated along the shores of beautiful Singal Lake in Suwon, and the 12-acre Kwangnung Campus nestled in a 22⁄ LL.M./J.S.D. Program serene environment to the north of Seoul. Dr. Young-Seek Choue, the Chancellor-Founder of the Kyung Hee University System, 26⁄ Life at KHLS founded the university on the idea that the barriers that insulate academia from society must be broken, and he strove to impart to 28⁄ Admissions students not only academic knowledge, but also an awareness of their responsibilities to the global society. This belief was manifest in the University’s founding philosophy of creating a “New Civilized 32⁄ International Regulations World”and in the University motto, “Democratization of School, Ideas, and Living.” By upholding his philosophy and maintaining 33⁄ Visa Information his vision, the University has succeeded not only in international scholarly endeavors, but in bringing mankind one step closer to 34⁄ Academic Calendar universal peace and understanding. Kyung Hee University Law School 04/05 MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE AT KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL Kyung Hee University Law School was founded on the spirit and purpose of raising excellent legal Message from professionals equipped with the leadership in the global era and zeal to service the society and nation. The ever-developing information and communication technology and globalization, along with the opening of legal market, have created the demand for internationally competitive lawyers. Kyung Hee University Law School and its highly decorated legal scholars have focused on providing the Dean the first-rate legal education to students, resulting in the record 100% passage rate in the first National Bar Examination, and after the second National Bar Examination, still maintain the 1st place passage rate, two years running. Our alumni are actively engaged in professional endeavors in courts, prosecutor’s offices, law firms, public institutions and corporations. Since the inception, Kyung Hee University Law School has proactively adapted to and prepared for changes in the legal environment in Korea, firmly establishing ourselves as one of the premier law schools in Korea. What makes Kyung Hee University Law School extraordinary can be described in several aspects: First, the faculty of Kyung Hee University Law School comprises professors highly recognized for their practical and theoretical expertise, devoted to raising highly competent legal professionals, especially in the area of corporate law practice. Second, the top-notch facility and educational system work together to provide the environment conducive for students to hone skills and in-depth knowledge of the law. Third, the community of undergraduate and law school students and alumni, as well as university administrators, maintain effective and collaborative relationship to support the development and education of students, resulting in visible achievements in employment, practical training and educational fund-raising. Fourth, strong relationships we have forged with law firms, public entities and corporations will greatly contribute to the efforts to raise legal professionals who can meet the challenges in today’s society, with high- level of skills and profound insights. Dean, Kyung Hee University Law School Oh, Jun Gen Kyung Hee University Law School 06/07 Kyung Hee University Law School (KHLS) is situated in Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea. As a center of trade, finance and technological innovation, Seoul is a Introduction leading center of trade, finance and technological innovation in the global economy. Increasingly, Seoul is a magnet for Towards Global Eminence foreign investment and multinational enterprises. KHLS offers a first-rate professional education in legal sciences and strives to produce highly trained students whose legal expertise will contribute to societal well- being. To this end, the program focuses on the principles and practice of law in general, as well as on the specifics of Korean law. Our forward-looking curriculum includes contemporary areas of interest, such as intellectual property law, economic law and environmental law. The economic realities of globalization require that KHLS graduates be well prepared for the complex legal relationships involved in diverse foreign legal cultures. As a result of the World Trade Organization’s liberalization of international trade, law firms and business organizations have placed a higher demand than ever before on experts on international legal affairs. To better prepare for the internationalization of legal practice, KHLS has committed substantial resources to the study of international and comparative law. Students may take various courses in transnational and global legal studies focusing on business law. Students interested in international cross-border issues may apply for the Graduate School of International Legal Affairs at Seoul campus. In addition to its regular curriculum, KHLS offers a variety of special opportunities including participation in moot court, observation tours to courts, mock bar examinations and group study during semester breaks. KHLS ultimately prepares students, upon completion of a master’s degree, for doctoral law programs, the bar examination, the higher civil service examination and various careers in the legal profession. Kyung Hee University Law School 08/09 Faculty Profiles of Faculty Kyung Hee University Law School Oh, Jun Gen Chang, Kyung Whan Chun, Kyoung Un Chung, Young Il Dr.jur. (Universität Konstanz) Ph.D. (Seoul National Univ.) Ph.D. (Yonsei Univ.) Ph.D. (Seoul National Univ.) LL.M. (Sungkyunkwan Univ.) LL.M. (Seoul National Univ.) LL.M. (Yonsei Univ.) LL.M. (Seoul National Univ.) LL.B. (Sungkyunkwan Univ.) LL.B. (Seoul National Univ.) LL.B. (Yonsei Univ.) LL.B. (Seoul National Univ.) Administrative Law Commercial Law / insurance Law Civil Law Criminal Law Commissioner, Government Reform Advisory Commissioner, Visiting Professor, President, Korea Association of Criminology Committee, President Korea Fair Trade Commission Universität Trier Commissioner, Criminal Law Commissioner, Legislation Support Commissioner, Financial Disputes Commissioner, Revision Committee, Department of Justice Committee, Korean National Coordination Committee, Financial Korean Bar Exam Assembly Secretariat Supervisory Service Steering Committee Ahn, Kyung Ok Choi, Seung Hwan Chung, Tae Ho Han, Sang Gon Dr.Jur (Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel) Ph.D. (Seoul National Univ.) Dr.jur (Universität Regensburg) LL.D. (Kyung Hee Univ.) LL.M. (Ewha Woman's Univ.) LL.M. (N.Y.U) LL.M. (Korea Univ.) LL.M. (Kyung Hee Univ.) LL.B. (Ewha Woman's Univ.) B.A. (Seoul National Univ.) LL.B. (Korea Univ.) LL.B. (Seoul National Univ.) Criminal Law Int’l Economic Law / Int’l Law Consitutional Law Civil Law Assistant Professor, Youngnam President, Researcher, Constitutional Dae-Jeon District Court Chief’s Justice University College of Law Korean Society of Int’l Energy Law Tribunal Jeon-Joo District Court Justice, Commissioner, Korean Bar Exam. Arbitrator, Commissioner, Administration Dae-Jeon Distric Court Justice, Steering Committee Permanent Group of Experts / WTO Adjudication, Prime Minster Dae-Jeon High Court Justice. Beom, Kyung Chul Choung, Wan Chung, Wan Yong Hwang, Nam Seok Ph.D. (Chonbuk National Univ.) Ph.D. (Kyung Hee Univ.) Ph.D. (Kyung Hee Univ.) Ph.D. (Univ. of Seoul) LL.M. (Chonbuk National Univ.) LL.M. (Kyung Hee Univ.) LL.M. (Kyung Hee Univ.) LL.M. (Seoul National Univ.) LL.B. (Yonsei Univ.) LL.B. (Kyung Hee Univ.) LL.B. (Kyung Hee Univ.) LL.B. (Seoul National Univ.) Civil Procedure Act / Medical Law Competition Law / Cyber Law Commercial Law / Maritime Law Commercial Law / Tax Law Attorney-at-Law (Korea) Member, National Commission of Member, Advisory Committee on Corporation Full-time Lecturer, Academic Visitor, Media Development, President, Korea Maritime Law Association Sungshin Women’s University Oxford University National Assembly The 1st Cyber Security Grand Prize in Korea * In alphabetical order Kyung Hee University Law School 10/11 Joo, Ho-no Kim, Doo Hyung Noh, Dong Ill Park,