ACT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL LAW SCHOOLS

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to provide for matters concerning the establishment and management of professional law schools and the education at such professional law schools, and to train quality legal professionals.

Article 2(Educational Ideology) #

The educational ideology of professional law schools is to train legal professionals who have sound professional ethics based on rich education, a deep understanding of people and society, and morals valuing freedom, equality and justice, and who have knowledge and abilities that will allow professional and efficient resolution of diverse legal disputes in order to provide quality legal service responding to the people's diverse expectations and requests.

Article 3(Responsibilities of State, etc.) #

(1) The State, universities and colleges under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Higher Education Act (including graduate school universities and colleges under Article 30 of the same Act; hereinafter referred to as the "schools"), and other institutions or organizations relating to training of legal professionals shall cooperate with one another in order to train legal professionals who conform to the purposes of the educational ideology under Article 2.

(2) The State shall take necessary measures, including formulation of financial support plan for training of legal professionals.

Article 4(Establishing Entities) #

An entity which establishes and manages a school (referring to the State in cases of a national school, a local government in cases of a public school, and an incorporated educational institution in cases of a private school; hereinafter the same shall apply) may establish and manage a professional law school, the main purpose of which is training in professional legal theories and practice and research, necessary for education of legal professionals.

ACT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL LAW SCHOOLS

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Educational Ideology) #

Article 3(Responsibilities of State, etc.) #

Article 4(Establishing Entities) #

Article 5(Authorization for Establishment) #

Article 6(Criteria for Authorization for Establishment) #

Article 7(Enrollments at Professional Law Schools) #

Article 8(Elimination of Undergraduate Degree Programs) #

Article 9(Relations with other Acts and Subordinate Statutes) #

Article 10(Establishment of Law School Education Committee and Functions thereof) #

Article 11(Composition of Law School Education Committee) #

Article 12(Term of Law School Education Committee Members) #

Article 13(Grounds for Exclusion of Member of Law School Eduction Committee) #

Article 14(Requesting Cooperation of Relevant Institutions and Organizations) #

Article 15(Finding of Investigation) #

Article 16(Faculties, etc.) #

Article 17(Facilities Requirements) #

Article 18(Degree Programs and Required Academic Years) #

Article 19(Credits) #

Article 20(Curricula) #

Article 21(Invitation of Opinions concerning Establishment and Modification of Establishment Criteria) #

Article 22(Requirements for Admission) #

Article 23(Selection of Students) #

Article 24(Conducting Legal Education Eligibility Tests) #

Article 25(Transfer Admissions) #

Article 26(Diversity of Student Bodies) #

Article 27(Evaluation by Law School Education Evaluation Committee) #

Article 28(Establishment and Functions of Evaluation Committee) #

Article 29(Members of Evaluation Committee) #

Article 30(Terms of Evaluation Committee Members) #

Article 31(Grounds for Exclusion of Members of Evaluation Committee) #

Article 32(Self-Evaluation) #

Article 33(Evaluation Criteria) #

Article 34(Finding of Investigation) #

Article 35(Notice of Evaluation Results) #

Article 36(Operation of Evaluation Committee) #

Article 37(Request for Evaluation Committee to Submit Data) #

Article 38(Corrective Orders) #

Article 39(Measures for Deduction, etc.) #

Article 40(Revocation of Authorization) #

Article 41(Closing Order) #

Article 42(Protection of Students after Revocation of Authorization) #

Article 43(Hearings) #

Article 44(Legal Fiction of Public Officials in Application of Penal Provisions) #

Article 45(Penal Provisions) #

Article 46(Penal Provisions) #