Law School

Law School

Homepage: http://lawschool.jnu.ac.kr/eng

With values based on the spirits of Truth, Creation, and Dedication, the educational motto of CNU, the School's educational goal is to educate and cultivate world-class legal experts who will pursue special areas of expertise.
The School will equip its students with the required capability and knowledge so that they can handle complicated legal issues professionally to provide quality legal service to the citizens with deep understanding of humanity and society.
The students educated by the School will emerge in this globalized world as the legal experts:
with solid ethical views;
with sufficient legal knowledge and practical capability; and
with strong sense of social solidarity.

Public Interests and Human Rights

The School offers a concentration in the field of Public Interests and Human Rights, by providing 17 related courses. Students can take advantage of the School's Center for Public Interests and Human Rights. The School has cooperation relationships with the Korean National Human Rights Committee and major international human rights organizations.

East Asian Law

Those who are interested in East Asian Law can be benefited from the School's East Asian Law concentration program. The School offers courses on Chinese Law, Japanese Law, International Trade Law, Transnational M&A, and Global Intellectual Property as part of this concentration. Students can also participate in the School's Center for East Asian Legal Studies. The School has strong academic cooperation relationship with prominent law schools in Japan and China, and is in the process of expanding its international cooperation in the region.

Health Law Concentration

The School has laid out the research foundation with the CNU Medical School for this concentration. As part of this concentration, courses on forensic medicine, medical malpractice, and medical criminal law are being offered. There are multi-discipline seminars and lectures to be conducted by experts in this field to educate the next generation of legal/medical experts.

Course list

Mandatory Courses

A. First Year

• Legal Research  
• Legal Writing  
• Legal English  
• Basic Civil Law  
• Property  
• Contracts  
• Civil Procedure  
• Basic Theories in Criminal Law  
• Criminal Law  
• Basic Consitutional Rights  
• Basic Theories in Administrative Law  
• Business Organizations  
• B. Second Year
• Legal Ethics  
• Moot Court  
• Externship

A. Second Year

• Legal Philosophy  
• Obligations  
• Torts  
• Family Law  
• Theories in Civil Procedure  
• Criminal Procedure  
• State Organizations  
• Laws of Administrative Remedies  
• Corporate Transactions  
• Intellectual Property Law  
• Taxation  
• Competition Law  
• International Law  
• International Trades and Law  
• Anti-Discrimination Law  
• History of Human Rights Development  
• Environmental Law  
• Labor Contracts  
• Labor Organizations  
• Legal Methods  
• History of Legal Philosophy  
• Spirits of Traditional Laws  
• Special Torts  
• Real Property Law  
• Trends in Civil Cases  
• Criminal Policies  
• Criminal Cases  
• Corporate Governance  
• Corporate Financing  
• Securities Law  
• Insurance Law  
• Patent Law  
• Corporate Management and Taxation  
• International Organizations  
• International Commerce Law  
• Women and Human Rights  
• International Arbitration Law & Practice  
• Chinese Business Law & Practice  
• Human Rights and Minorities  
• Human Rights and Koreans Overseas  
• American Private Law  
• American Public Law  
• Chinese Law  
• Seminar in Corporate Bankruptcy  
• Law and Society  
• Law and Women  
• Corporate Accounting Law & Practice  

B. Third Year

• Western Legal History  
• Constitutional Procedure  
• International Human Rights  
• Cases in Criminal Procedure  
• Law and Political Process  
• Local Government Law  
• Laws Governing Government Officials  
• Human Rights and Social Welfare  
• Civil Procedure Practice  
• Family Law Practice  
• Practice in Civil Enforcement and Attachment  
• Criminal Law Practice  
• Public Law Practice  
• Tax Litigation Practice  
• Environmental Litigation Practice  
• Labor Dispute Practice  
• Negotiation  
• Understanding of Traditional Legal Culture  
• Modern Contracts  
• Financing Collateral Law  
• Medical Disputes  
• Economic Crimes and Law  
• Life Science Ethics and Medical Criminal Law  
• Information Society and Law  
• Education Law  
• M&A Law  
• Trusts  
• Financial Market Law  
• Trust & Estate  
• The Law of Business Enterprises  
• FTA & ISD  
• Transnational M&A  
• Science and Human Rights  
• The Law of Contracts in America  
• American Civil Procedure Rules & Practice  
• American Criminal Law & Procedure  
• American Securities Law  
• German Law  
• Japanese Law  
• Japanese Private Law  
• EU Law  
• Legal Clinic  
• Integrated Civil Law Practice  
• Integrated Civil Law Seminar  
• Cyber Space and Law  
• Seminar in Integrated Criminal Law  
• Seminar in Integrated Public Law  
• Seminar in Integrated Business Litigation  
• Intellectual Property Law Seminar  
• Farmers and Fishers Dispute Practice  
• Public Interests and Human Rights Clinic  
• Assessment and Reconciliation of Past and Law  
• Seminar in Consumer Law  
• Law and Economics  
• Criminology  
• Forensic Medicine