Jeong-Chul Kim is an independent researcher and works as a civil servant at the Donggu Office in Gwangju, KOR.Joong-Hwan Oh is a Professor of Sociology at Hunter College of The City University of New York, USA.

In an era of rapid institutional change, this book reveals the tensions and innovations driving Korea’s legal transformation. It offers a penetrating account of how legal institutions evolve under pressure from globalization and domestic reform. The chapters examine shifts in legal education, the restructuring of the profession, the evolution of lay participation in criminal trials, and emerging debates in areas such as insolvency and international adoption. This is an essential read for scholars and policymakers interested in Korean legal studies, comparative law, and legal sociology.

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter 1: Introduction: Contradictions in Korea’s Globalizing Legal Sector Jeong-Chul Kim and Joong-Hwan OhPart 1: Legal Education in the Era of Global Convergence Chapter 2: The “Americanization” of Legal Education in South Korea: Challenges and Opportunities Rosa KimChapter 3: The Influence of U.S. Legal Education on South Korean Legal Education Jaewan Moon Part 2: Restructuring the Legal Profession: From State Monopoly to Market Competition Chapter 4: Legal Education Reform in Korea: Towards a More Diverse Profession? Michelle Kwon Chapter 5: The Introduction of the Law School System and the Structure of the Legal Profession in Korea: Status and Prospects Jae-Hyup Lee Part 3: Democracy, and the Jury: Citizen Participation as Legal Reform Chapter 6: The South-Korean Style of Jury System as a Kind of Legal Transplant: Comparative Analysis with an Anglo-American Jury John Sanghyun Lee Chapter 7: Judge-Jury Interaction in Deliberation: Enhancement or Obstruction of Independent Jury Decision-Making? Jae-Hyup Lee and Jisuk Woo Chapter 8: Diversity, Dialogue, and Deliberation: An Empirical Investigation of Age, Gender, and Meaningful Decision-Making in Korean Juries Jisuk Woo and Justin D. Levinson Part 4: Law in Transition: Legal Norms, Justice, and the Contradictions of Global ReformChapter 9: Contract Law and Insolvency Law, Continuity or Discontinuity: On A Recently Proposed Amendment to Korean Insolvency Law Joon-Kyu Choi Chapter 10: For The World’s More Full of Weeping: Why South Korea Should Retroactively Abolish Civil and Criminal Statutes of Limitation Applicable to Illegal International Adoptions Daniel A. EdelsonIndexAbout the Contributors

Jeong-Chul Kim is an independent researcher and works as a civil servant at the Donggu Office in Gwangju, KOR.Joong-Hwan Oh is a Professor of Sociology at Hunter College of The City University of New York, USA.

In an era of rapid institutional change, this book reveals the tensions and innovations driving Korea’s legal transformation. It offers a penetrating account of how legal institutions evolve under pressure from globalization and domestic reform. The chapters examine shifts in legal education, the restructuring of the profession, the evolution of lay participation in criminal trials, and emerging debates in areas such as insolvency and international adoption. This is an essential read for scholars and policymakers interested in Korean legal studies, comparative law, and legal sociology.

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter 1: Introduction: Contradictions in Korea’s Globalizing Legal Sector Jeong-Chul Kim and Joong-Hwan OhPart 1: Legal Education in the Era of Global Convergence Chapter 2: The “Americanization” of Legal Education in South Korea: Challenges and Opportunities Rosa KimChapter 3: The Influence of U.S. Legal Education on South Korean Legal Education Jaewan Moon Part 2: Restructuring the Legal Profession: From State Monopoly to Market Competition Chapter 4: Legal Education Reform in Korea: Towards a More Diverse Profession? Michelle Kwon Chapter 5: The Introduction of the Law School System and the Structure of the Legal Profession in Korea: Status and Prospects Jae-Hyup Lee Part 3: Democracy, and the Jury: Citizen Participation as Legal Reform Chapter 6: The South-Korean Style of Jury System as a Kind of Legal Transplant: Comparative Analysis with an Anglo-American Jury John Sanghyun Lee Chapter 7: Judge-Jury Interaction in Deliberation: Enhancement or Obstruction of Independent Jury Decision-Making? Jae-Hyup Lee and Jisuk Woo Chapter 8: Diversity, Dialogue, and Deliberation: An Empirical Investigation of Age, Gender, and Meaningful Decision-Making in Korean Juries Jisuk Woo and Justin D. Levinson Part 4: Law in Transition: Legal Norms, Justice, and the Contradictions of Global ReformChapter 9: Contract Law and Insolvency Law, Continuity or Discontinuity: On A Recently Proposed Amendment to Korean Insolvency Law Joon-Kyu Choi Chapter 10: For The World’s More Full of Weeping: Why South Korea Should Retroactively Abolish Civil and Criminal Statutes of Limitation Applicable to Illegal International Adoptions Daniel A. EdelsonIndexAbout the Contributors

Jeong-Chul Kim is an independent researcher and works as a civil servant at the Donggu Office in Gwangju, KOR.Joong-Hwan Oh is a Professor of Sociology at Hunter College of The City University of New York, USA.

In an era of rapid institutional change, this book reveals the tensions and innovations driving Korea’s legal transformation. It offers a penetrating account of how legal institutions evolve under pressure from globalization and domestic reform. The chapters examine shifts in legal education, the restructuring of the profession, the evolution of lay participation in criminal trials, and emerging debates in areas such as insolvency and international adoption. This is an essential read for scholars and policymakers interested in Korean legal studies, comparative law, and legal sociology.

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter 1: Introduction: Contradictions in Korea’s Globalizing Legal Sector Jeong-Chul Kim and Joong-Hwan OhPart 1: Legal Education in the Era of Global Convergence Chapter 2: The “Americanization” of Legal Education in South Korea: Challenges and Opportunities Rosa KimChapter 3: The Influence of U.S. Legal Education on South Korean Legal Education Jaewan Moon Part 2: Restructuring the Legal Profession: From State Monopoly to Market Competition Chapter 4: Legal Education Reform in Korea: Towards a More Diverse Profession? Michelle Kwon Chapter 5: The Introduction of the Law School System and the Structure of the Legal Profession in Korea: Status and Prospects Jae-Hyup Lee Part 3: Democracy, and the Jury: Citizen Participation as Legal Reform Chapter 6: The South-Korean Style of Jury System as a Kind of Legal Transplant: Comparative Analysis with an Anglo-American Jury John Sanghyun Lee Chapter 7: Judge-Jury Interaction in Deliberation: Enhancement or Obstruction of Independent Jury Decision-Making? Jae-Hyup Lee and Jisuk Woo Chapter 8: Diversity, Dialogue, and Deliberation: An Empirical Investigation of Age, Gender, and Meaningful Decision-Making in Korean Juries Jisuk Woo and Justin D. Levinson Part 4: Law in Transition: Legal Norms, Justice, and the Contradictions of Global ReformChapter 9: Contract Law and Insolvency Law, Continuity or Discontinuity: On A Recently Proposed Amendment to Korean Insolvency Law Joon-Kyu Choi Chapter 10: For The World’s More Full of Weeping: Why South Korea Should Retroactively Abolish Civil and Criminal Statutes of Limitation Applicable to Illegal International Adoptions Daniel A. EdelsonIndexAbout the Contributors