The Center for Korean Legal Studies is dedicated to building the largest and the most comprehensive depository of Korean legal materials outside Korea. On this page, you will find an index of all the books, journals and articles from various Korean ministries which are available at the Columbia law School library for your research needs.
The Center is in the process of collecting a comprehensive set of English language articles on Korean law. The research assistants at the Center are working diligently to create a short synopsis for each article, and we will be posting the abstracts as they become available. Please be aware that these abstracts do not come from the authors, editors or publishers of the articles and only reflect the opinions of the research assistants.
Some of these articles may be found at law libraries and through on-line services, such as LEXIS/NEXUS and Welts. For your reference, we have included cites where available. Feel free to drop by the library office if you wish to take a look at the articles.
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Current Laws of the Republic of Korea (in English) Laws and Regulations of the Republic of Korea Korean Tax Code The Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Current Legal Trends Laws and Regulations of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea General Provisions of Civil Code The Civil Procedure Code General Provisions of Commercial Law General Provisions of Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Code
History of the Supreme Court Case Studies Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Administrative Law Reporter Civil Code Precedents Case Study of Commercial Law
- Ahn, Cheon Hun, "Strenghthening the People's Government and Promoting its Function and Role is the Definite Guarantee for Managing the Socialist Society Well and Proceeding the Establishment of Socialism and Communism Successfully," - András Hernádi, "The Asia-Pacific Region: An East european View," - Chung, Jin-Young, Kim, Kisoo, Kim, Taehyun, and Yang, Un-Chul, "Introduction: Korea in a Turbulent World," - Chung, Jin-Young, "The Political Economy of Multilateral Trade Negotiations: The Case of Uruguay Round," - Go, Sun Cheol, "Mankind's Procedure Towards Socialism is an Unstoppable Rule of Historic Development," - Jeon, Ha Cheol, "Thoroughly Protecting and Realizing the People's Autonomous Need and Benefit is the Fundamental Rule of Socialism," - Kim, Çae-One, "Economic Regionalism and International Economic Order: A Political Economic Approach," - Kim, Chang Won, "Our Party's Entire Line on the Establishment of Socialism and Communism is the Most Scientific and Revolutionary Line that Clarified the Way to Complete the Great Work of Socialism and Thoroughly Realize the Autonomy of the People," -in Korean - Kim, Cheol Jei, "Technology Revolution is a Basic Measure to Form a Technological Foundation that Meets the Need of Socialist, Communist Society by Reconstructing the Nature," -in Korean - Kim, Chulsu and Kim, Kisoo, "Bilateral Trade Frictions: An International Political Economic Perspective," - Kim, Deok Yoo, "Strengthening the Juche of Revolution and Promoting the Role of Juche is the Basic Measurement for Successfully Proceeding the Establishment of Socialism," -in Korean - Shin, Young Nam, "Uniting and Cooperating Under Autonomy, Strengthening International Solidarity, and Adhering to Autonomy is the Fundamental Rule We Should Maintain Between the Relationship of Parties of Socialist Countries," -in Korean - Kim, Taehyun, "The Collapse of Socialist Economies and the International Political Economic Order," - Kim, Wan Soon, "Korea-U.S. Trade Relations in the GATT Framework," - Park, Eul Yong," Economic Transformation of Asia-Pacific Regiona and Korea," - Park, Woo-Hee, "The Economic Relationship Between Korea and Japan: Rivals or Partners?" - Paul Van den Bempt," The European Community after 1992: Implications for Korean Economy," - Stephen D. Krasner, "The Evolution of the Contemporary International Political Economic Order," - Whang, In-Joung, "Korea's Northern Policy: A Response to a Changing World Order," - Yang, Un-Chul, "Inter-Korean Economic Relations: Possible Directions,"
Kim Il Sung Articles from Kim Il Sung Works, 1 "Answers to the Questions Raised By Seoul Sinmun Reporters," "Building of New Korea and Immediate Tasks of Communists," "Decision on the Land Problem," "Every Effort for the Building of a New, Democratic Korea," "For the Consolidation of the Party," "For the Establishment of Genuine People's Government," "Let Us Continue to Strike Powerful Counterblows at the Japanese Imperialist Aggressors and Advance to the Homeland," "Let Us Create the Air Force of the New Korea," "Let Us Fight on Staunchly for the Liberation of the Fatherland," "Let Us Inspire the People with Hopes of National Liberation by Advancing with Large Forces into the homeland," "Let Us Raise High the Torchlight of Revolution in the Homeland," "Let Us Repudiate the "Left" Adventurist Line and Follow the Revolutionary Organizational Line," "Let Us Rise Up Vigorously in the Anti-Japanese Struggle to Hasten the Liberation of the Homeland," "Let Us Unite and Build a New, Democratic Korea," "Let Us Wipe Out Factionalism and Strengthen the Unity and Cohesion of the Revolutionary Ranks," "On Building a Marxist-Leninist Party in Our Country and Its Immediate Tasks," "On Building the Party, State and Armed Forces in the Liberated Homeland," "On Establishing a University," "On Establishing the Pyongyang Institute," "On Forming the Democratic Youth League," "On Launching the Party Paper," "On Organizing and Waging Armed Struggle Against Japanese Imperialism," "On Preparing for the Great Event of National Liberation," "On Progressive Democracy," "On Relinquishing the Guerilla Zones and Advancing Over Wide Areas," "On the Asks for Improving the Work of the Young Communist League," "On the Building of New Korea and the National United Front," "On the Occasion of Founding the Anti-Japanese People's Guerilla Army," "On the Question of the National United Front," "On the Tasks of the Party Organizations of South Pyongan Province," "On the Work of the Organizations at all levels of the Communist Party of North Korea," "Our Task for Building a New, Democratic State," "Patriotic Youths, Unite Under the Banner of Democracy," "Proclamation," "Students Should Actively Help in Building a Democratic Country," "Talk with Participants in the Nationalist Movement," "Tasks Confronting Intellectuals in Nation-Building," "The Inaugural Declaration of the Association for the Restoration of the Fatherland," "The Korean Revolutionaries Must Know Korea Well," "The Path of the Korean Revolution," "The Present Internal and International Situation and the Tasks of Women," "The Present Tasks of the South Korean Youth Movement," "The Task of Communists in the Strengthening and Development of the Anti-Japanese National-Liberation Struggle," "The Tasks of Korean Communists," "The Ten-Point Programme of the Association for the Restoration of the Fatherland," , "To Mr. Ho Hon," "To Spread and Develop the Armed Struggle into the Homeland," "Which Path Should Liberated Korea Take?"
Kim Il Sung Articles from Kim Il Sung Works, 2 "A Newspaper is a Pioneer of the Times and a True Organizer of Public Opinion," "Answers to Questions Put By a journalist of the Newspaper Minju Choson," "Appeal to Fellow Countrymen on the Occasion of May Day, "Appeal to the People of the Whole Country at the New Year," "Be Competent Workers Dedicated to the Building of a Democratic State," "Be Excellent Military and Political Cadres," "Cadres are pillars in Building the New Korea," "Congratulations on the Founding of the Magazine Korean Women," "Congratulations on the Opening of the Pyongyang Institute," "Congratulatory Speech at the Meeting to Form the North Korean Union of People's Teachers," "Definition of the Pro-Japanese Elements and Traitors to the Nation," "Encouraging Address Delivered at the Ceremony for Starting the Potong River Improvement Project," "For Planned Management of State-Controlled Enterprises," "For the Building of a Revolutionary Army," "For the Democratic Development and Complete Independence and Sovereignty of our Country," "For the Development of Physical Culture and Sports on a Mass Scale," "For the Establishment of a United Party of the Working Masses," "I Congratulate the First Result in Building the Democratic Capital," "Immediate Tasks of Prosecutors and Security Personnel," "Labour Law for the Workers and Office Employees in North Korea," "Law on Agrarian Reform in North Korea," "Law on Nationalization of Industries, Transport, Communications, Banks and So On," "Law on Sex Equality in North Korea," "Let Us Become Security Workers Truly Serving the People," "Let Us Consolidate the Foundation for the Building of a Democratic Korea," "Let Us Expose and Smash the Reactionary Manoeuvres of the US Imperialists," "Let Us Fight Resolutely for the Building of a Genuinely Independent and Sovereign Democratic State," "Let Us Make All Efforts to Expand the Democratic Forces," "Let Us Surmount All Unfavourable Conditions and Develop Railway Transport," "Make Yourselves Revolutionary Fighters Who Adhere to the Party's Stand and Ideas," "Musicians Should Make and Active Contribution to Building a New, Democratic Korea," "Nationalization of Major Industries-the Foundation for Building an Independent, Sovereign State," "On Certain Tasks Facing the Democratic National United Front at Present," "On Elections to the People's Committees," "On Enhancing the Role of the People's Committee Members," "On Expanding and Strengthening Party Ranks and Promoting the Role of Party Organizations," "On Forming the Committee of the Democratic National United Front," "On Managing the State Finances Properly and Establishing a Peasant Bank," "On Present Tasks of Scientists and Technicians," "On Some Tasks in the Sphere of Education," "On Strengthening State Discipline and Founding the Central Bank of North Korea," "On the Draft Labour Law," "On the Establishment of a North Korean News Agency," "On the Establishment of the Workers' Party of North Korea and the Question of Founding the Workers' Party of South Korea," "On the Eve of the Historic Democratic Election," "On the Future Tasks of the Women's Union," "On the Immediate Tasks of the People's Government Organs in North Hamgyong Province," "On the Immediate Tasks of the Workers' Party," "On the Improvement of the Communications Service," "On the Occasion of Formation of the Democratic Youth League of North Korea," "On the Occasion of the 27th Anniversary of the March First Uprising," "On the Present Political Situation in Korea and the Organization of the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea," "On the Results of the Inaugural Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea," "On the Road Followed By Our Party and Some Immediate Tasks," "On the Situation in the Party and Its Immediate Tasks," "On the Solution of the Current Food Problem," "Open Letter to the Railwaymen," "Programme of the Workers' Party of North Korea," "Publication of the Agrarian Reform Law to Improve Well-Being of the Nation," "Rehabilitation and Development of industries and Tasks of Workers in the Electric Power Industry," "Report at the Pyongyang City Celebration of the First Anniversary of the August 15 Liberation," "Talk with Ryo Un Hyong, Chairman of the Korean People's Party," "The Central Party School is a Communist College to Train Party Cadres," "The Newspaper Minju Choson Should Serve as a Correct Guide for the Building of a New Korea," , "The People's Political Committee Must Be the Genuine Organ of People's Power," "The Present Political Situation and our New Tasks," "The Present Stage of Democratic Construction and the Duties of Cultural Workers," "The Results of the Agrarian Reform and Future Tasks," "The Results of the Democratic Elections and the Immediate Tasks of the People's Committee," "The Tasks of the Democratic Youth League Organizations in Expanding and Strengthening the Democratic Forces," "The Tasks of the Youth in the Building of a Democratic Korea," "To Comrade Kim Je Won and Other Peasants in Chaeryong County, Hwanghae Province," "To Create the National Anthem and the March of the People's Army," "Speech at the First Session of the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea," "To One Million Korean Compatriots in Japan," "To the Beloved Children of the New Korea," "Twenty-Point Platform," "Workers in Culture Should Become Combatants on the Cultural Front,"
Kim, Il Sung Essays "Report at the Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," "Report on the Wok of the Central Committee to the Fourth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (Excerpt)," "Report to the Fifth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea on the Work of the Central Committee (Excerpt)," "Report to the Second Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea on the Work of the Central Committee (Excerpt)," "Report to the Sixth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea on the Work of the Central Committee," "Report to the Third Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea on the Work of the Central Committee (Excerpt)," "Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," "Some Problems Arising in the Complete Implementation of the Theses on the Rural Question," "Some Problems Related to the Development of the Korean Language," "Speech Delivered Before the Electors of the Mundok Electoral District," "Students Must Acquire a Communist Attitude Towards Labour and Learn Science and Knowledge to Serve the Interests of the Korean Revolution," "Talk with a Panamanian Journalist Delegation (Excerpt)," "Talk with a Party of Japanese Scholars (Excerpt)," "Talk with Australian Writer-Journalist Wilfred Burchett," "Talk with the Chief Editor of the Japanese Political Magazine Sekai," "Talk with the Delegation of the Japan National Association of Socialist Mayors (Excerpt)," "Talk with the Director of Ehuzu, Official Newspaper of Benin Government," "Talk with the Editor-In-Chief of the Peruvian Newspaper Expreso and His Wife," "Talk with the Managing Editor of the Japanese Politico-Theoretical Magazine Sekai (Excerpt)," "Tasks of the Party Organizations of North Hamgyong Province (Excerpt)," , "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the Banner of Freedom and Independence for Our People and a Powerful Weapon for Building Socialism and Communism," "The Korean People's Struggle for the Building of a Unified, Democratic Independent State," "The Non-Alignment Movement is a Mighty Anti-Imperialist Revolutionary Force of Our Times," "The People's Army-A Communist School (Excerpt)," "The Peoples of the Third World Who Advance Under the Uplifted Banner of Independence Will Certainly Win Their Revolutionary Cause," "The Political Programme of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," "The Political Situation in North Korea (Excerpt)," "The Present Military Situation and Some Problems in Strengthening the Party, Organs of Power and the People's Army," "The Present Situation and the Tasks of Our Party (Excerpt)," "Theses on Socialist Education," "Theses on the Socialist Rural Question in Our Country," "The Tasks and Role of the Local Organs of Power at the Present Stage," "To Bring About a Great Revolutionary upswing in Socialist Construction," "What Should All Political Parties and Public Organizations Demand in Connection with the Building of a Democratic Provisional Government of Korea?" "What Should We Do and How Should We Work This Year?"
Kim, Jong Il Essays "Abuses of Socialism Are Intolerable," "Let Us Advance Under the Banner of Marxism-Lenninism and the Juche Idea," "Let Us March Forward Dynamically Along the Road of Socialism and Communism Under the Unfurled Banner of the Anti-Imperialist Struggle," "Giving Priority to Ideological Work is Esential for Accomplishing Socialism," "Let Us Defend Our Style of Socialism and Exalt its Brilliance Under he Banner of the Juche Idea," "On Establishing the Juche Outlook on the Revolution," "On Having Correct View and Understanding of the Juche Philisophy," -in Korean "On Some Problems of Education in the Juche Idea," "On Some Problems on the Ideological Fundamentals of Socialism," -in Korean "On the Correct Understanding of the uniqueness of Kim Jong Il Ism," -in Korean "On the Fundamentals of Revolutionary Party Building," "On the Juche Idea," "Our Socialism Centered on the Masses Shall Not Perish," "Respecting the Forerunners of the Revolution is a Noble Moral Obligation of Revolutionaries," "Socialism of Our Country is a Socialism of Our Style as the Embodiment of the Juche Idea," "Socialism is the Life of Our People," "Socialism is A Science," "Some Problems on Understanding the Juche Philosophy," "The Historical Lesson in Building Socialism and the general Line of Our Party," "The Juche Philosophy is a Unique Revolution Philosophy," "The Present Times and the Tasks Jacing Young People," "The Workers' Party of Korea is a Juche-Type Revolutionary Party which inherited the Glorious Tradition of the DIU," "The Workers' Party of Korea Organizes and Guides All the Victories of Our People,"
Other Han, Deuk Bo, The Rules and Categories of Socialism Political Economics of Juche, 2 Haruki Wada, North Korea -in Korean Kim, Min and Han, Bong Seo, The Great Juche Idea Series, 9 -in Korean Lee, Gi Sub, Socialistic Democracy -in Korean Lee, Gi Sub, The Laws of Democratic People's Republic of Korea -in Korean Lee, Gi Sung, The Rules and Categories of Socialism Political Economics of Juche, 1-in Korean Lee, Gi Sung, The Rules and Categories of Socialism Political Economics of Juche, 1-in Korean Park, Young Geun, Kim, Cheol Jei, Lee, Hae Won, and Kim Ha Kwang, The Economy Management Theory of Juche-in Korean Son, Young Gyu, The Great Juche Idea Series, 10 -in Korean Suh, Dae-Sook, Documents of Korean Communism 1918-1949 Suh, Dae-Sook, Korean Communism 1945-1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System Tak, Jin, Kim, Gang Il, and Pak Hong Je, Great Leader Kim Jong Il, 2 Kim Il Sung, "Be Labour Heroes in Building a New Country," (17 April 1946). Kim Il Sung, "Let Us Surmount the Difficulties Standing in the Way of Nation-Building," Kim Jong Il Brief History Kim Jong Il Short Biography Korean Dictionary for Students The Civil Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea The Criminal Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea The Criminal Procedures Act of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea The Great Leader Kim Jong Il; The Builder of Juche Revolution Works, 1 The Great Ideology Theorist -in Korean The Great Leader Kim Jong Il; The Builder of Juche Revolution Works, 2 The Great Politician -in Korean The Immortal Revolutionary Works of the Great Chieftain Kim Il Sung, 1 -in Korean The Juche Political Economics Reader -in Korean
Arms Control on the Korean Peninsula (Yonsei Univ. Press, 1996) Korean Laws and Regulations Current Laws of the Republic of Korea (in English) Laws and Regulations of the Republic of Korea Korean Tax Code The Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Current Legal Trends Laws and Regulations of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea General Provisions of Civil Code The Civil Procedure Code General Provisions of Commercial Law General Provisions of Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Code Case Laws History of the Supreme Court Case Studies Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Administrative Law Reporter Civil Code Precedents Case Study of Commercial Law Textbooks Korean Law in the Global Economy (Ed. by Song Sang-Hyun)(in English) Basic Criminal Law Advanced Criminal Law Civil Law Annotated Civil Law (Property Law) Secured Transaction Family and Inheritance Law Constitutional Law Criminal Procedure Administrative Law Patent Law Economic Law Antitrust Law Introduction to Labor Law Labor Law Company Law Commercial Transaction Law New Administrative Law (Volume 1 & 2) New Administrative Litigation Law Basic Problems of Administrative Law Bills & Drafts Law EC Competition Law Copyright Law Insurance and Maritime Law Law of Credit Corporation Law Modern Problems of Corporation Law Legal Theory of Closed Corporation Korean Social Security Law Environmental Law
Korean Journal of Comparative Law Economic Law Journal Environmental Law Journal Seoul National University Law Review Fair Competition Law Journal Korea University Law Review Legal Dialogue (Korea University Law School) Case Studies (Korea University Legal Research Center) Yonsei University Law Review Legal Research (Yonsei University Law School) Yonsei Legal Research (Yonsei University Legal Research Center) Miscellaneous Korean Economic Almanac, 1994 Eastern and Western Legal and Social Philosophy Criminology and Criminal Policies Philosophy of Law History of Legal Philosophy and Natural Law March 1st Independence Movement History New Theory on Personal Responsibility Legal Problems with Unification of North and South Korea Outlook on History of Korean Legal System Review and Outlook on Korean Legal Study Constitution and Politics Constitution and Political Structure Problems with Modern Law Principles of the Constitution Criminal Policy Appraisal of Ten Years of Fair Trade System and its Outlook Ten Years of Fair Trade
Korean Law in the Global Economy (Ed. by Song Sang-Hyun)(in English) Basic Criminal Law Advanced Criminal Law Civil Law Annotated Civil Law (Property Law) Secured Transaction Family and Inheritance Law Constitutional Law Criminal Procedure Administrative Law Patent Law Economic Law Antitrust Law Introduction to Labor Law Labor Law Company Law Commercial Transaction Law New Administrative Law (Volume 1 & 2) New Administrative Litigation Law Basic Problems of Administrative Law Bills & Drafts Law EC Competition Law Copyright Law Insurance and Maritime Law Law of Credit Corporation Law Modern Problems of Corporation Law Legal Theory of Closed Corporation Korean Social Security Law Environmental Law
