September 20, 2000: Kyungnam University
Co-sponsored by The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation and The Institute
for Far Eastern Studies
Opening Session
9:30-10:00
Opening Remarks
L. Gordon Flake ( Executive Director, The Mansfield Foundation)
Welcoming Remarks
Dae-sook Suh (Director, IFES)
Keynote Speech
Barry M. Hager (Hager & Associates, Washington, D.C.)
"Defining the Rule of Law in a Korean Context"
Session I: 10:00 – 12:00 The Rule of Law and Public Authority
Chair: Jerome Cohen (NYU)
Papers: "Political Democratization and Constitutionalism"
(Jongcheol Kim, Hangyang U)
"Administrative Law Reform and Adaptation to the Rule of Law"
(Jun-hyung Hong, SNU)
"Human Rights in Criminal Law and in Practice"
(Kuk Cho, Dongkook U)
"Freedom of Expression and the Rule of Law"
(Kyu Ho Youm, Arizona State U)
Discussion
Luncheon
12:00 – 13:30
Session II
13:30 – 15:30
The Rule of Law and Society
Chair: L. Gordon Flake (MCPA)
Papers: "The Impact of Democratization and Globalization on Labor Relations"
(Seun-Soo Kim, Shimin Law Office)
"The Role of NGO Activity for the Rule of Law"
(Kyung Whan Ahn, SNU)
"Legal Perspectives on Environmental Protection"
(Hong-Sik Cho, SNU)
"Changes in Legal Practice and Legal Education"
(Jae-Won Kim, Donga U)
Discussion
Session III: 15:45 - 17:45 The Rule of Law and the Business Sector
Chair: Sang-Hyun Song ( SNU)
Papers: "The Role of Law in the Globalizing Economy"
(Jerome Cohen, NYU)
"The Expansion of the Rule of Law in Business Governance"
(Kon-Sik Kim, SNU)
