Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Legal Education Support Act and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.
Article 2(Financial support) #
(1) The subjects to be funded under Article 3 (3) of the Legal Education Support Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") are as follows:
1. Schools under Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Article 2 of the Higher Education Act;
2. Lifelong education institutions under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Lifelong Education Act;
3. Center for promotion of legal culture under Article 5 of the Act;
4. Other institutions, organizations, or facilities related to legal education in need of funding in accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs 1 through 3, deliberated upon and decided by the legal education Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") under Article 4 of the Act.
(2) The support expenditure of legal education under Article 3 (3) of the Act shall be as follows:
1. Costs incurred in development and dissemination of legal education programs;
2. Costs incurred in establishment and operation of legal education;
3. Costs incurred in investigation and research concerning legal education;
4. Other costs incurred in implementation of legal education, deliberated and decided by the Committee.
Article 3(Composition of Legal Education Committee) #
(1) "Public officials belonging to the relevant central administrative agencies prescribed by Presidential Decree" under Article 4 (3) of the Act means the persons designated by a head of the relevant Ministry among the public officials in general service belonging to the Senior Civil Service or the equivalent public officials of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Unification, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the Ministry of Government Legislation, and deemed by the Minister of Justice as necessary for the promotion of legal education. <Amended on Mar. 15, 2010; Jul. 12, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>
(2) While the vice-chairpersons of the Committee shall be two persons appointed from among the members of the Committee, one such person shall be a public official belonging to the Ministry of Justice and the other person shall be elected from among members who are not public officials.
Article 4(Term of members) #
The term of a member not belonging to the central administrative agency, among the members of the Committee shall be two years, and may be extended.
Article 5(Meeting) #
(1) The Chairperson of the Committee (hereinafter referred to as "Chairperson") shall call meetings and chair such meetings.
(2) When the Chairperson may not implement the duties due to any extenuating circumstance, the vice-chairperson shall execute such duties by proxy.
(3) Meetings of the Committee shall be held with more than half of the registered members present, and resolutions shall be passed by a majority vote of the members present.
(4) Meetings of the Committee shall be made public and minutes thereof shall be kept.
Article 6(Expert Committees) #
(1) Five or less non-executive expert Committees may be arranged for investigation and research on specialized matters concerning agenda items presented to the Committee.
(2) Expert Committees shall be appointed by the chairperson from among the persons having abundant knowledge on legal education, and while the term shall be two years, it may be extended.
Article 7(Executive secretary) #
(1) The Committee shall have an executive secretary nominated by the chairperson among the public officials belonging to the Ministry of Justice.
(2) The executive secretary may explain the details of research of the Committee or make other necessary announcements at a Committee meeting.
(3) The executive secretary shall handle the affairs of the Committee upon receipt of the order of the chairperson and prepare the minutes.
Article 8(Practical affairs council of legal education) #
The Minister of Justice may establish a practical affairs council of legal education, attended by the persons concerned of institutions, organizations, or facilities related to legal education for efficient operation of the Committee.
Article 9(Allowance) #
The Committee may pay the allowance and costs for implementation of the duties in the scope of budget to the members and expert Committees.
Article 10(Detailed regulation of operation) #
Matters necessary for operation of the Committee except as provided in this Decree shall be determined by the chairperson by resolution passed by the Committee.
Article 11(Duties of legal culture promotion center) #
The legal culture promotion center designated under Article 5 (1) of the Act shall conduct the following:
1. Providing general introduction and services of activities and information, etc. of legal education;
2. Conducting experience and training programs of legal education for juveniles and general public;
3. Nurturing human resources such as experts and volunteers, related to legal education;
4. Training school teachers on legal education;
5. Other projects related to legal education.
Article 12(Requirements of designation) #
(1) The Minister of Justice may designate an institution, organization, or facility that meets all of the following requirements, or an affiliated institution of a State agency or local government as a legal culture promotion center pursuant to Article 5 (1) of the Act: <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>
1. He or she shall conduct legal education for public interest such as fostering legal awareness of people, and shall not mainly aim at profits;
2. Deleted; <Jan. 5, 2021>
3. He or she shall possess facilities and equipment appropriate to legal education;
4. More than one specialized human resource of legal education shall work full-time therefor.
(2) The period of designation of a legal culture promotion center designated pursuant to Article 5 (1) of the Act shall be 3 years. <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>
[Title Amended on Jan. 5, 2021]
Article 13(Procedures of designation) #
(1) When a person intends to be designated as a legal culture promotion center, an application shall be submitted in attached Form1, with the following documents attached thereto, to the Ministry of Justice: <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>
1. Operation plan of the legal culture promotion center;
2. Deleted; <Jan. 5, 2021>
3. Plan of current situation, securement, and operation of finance;
4. Documents stated the current situation of possession of facilities and equipment;
5. Documents stated the current situation of full-time expert human resources of legal education.
(2) The Minister of Justice shall issue a letter of designation in attached Form2 after designating a legal culture promotion center.
(3) An application of attached Form1 attached with documents evidencing the amended matters shall be submitted to the Minister of Justice when a legal culture promotion center designated under Article 5 of the Act intends to change the name, representative, and location.
Article 14(Submission of materials of legal culture promotion center) #
The legal culture promotion center which receives financial supports under Article 2 shall submit the results of project promotion, the results of execution of budget of the previous year and the project plan of applicable year by the end of January every year.
Article 15(Support on research institutions and organizations of legal education) #
(1) Research institutions and organizations entitled to support and fostering under Article 6 (2) of the Act shall be as follows:
1. Institutions performing research related to legal education among the institutions established under the Act on the Established, Operation and Fostering of Government Funded Research Institutions;
2. Other research institutions or organizations of legal education deliberated and decided by the Committee that the support and fostering are necessary therefor.
(2) The means of support and fostering on the research institutions and organizations under paragraph (1) shall be as follows:
1. Support of expenses for research and development of policies and means related to legal education;
2. Other subsidization necessary for implementation of research subjects delegated by the Minister of Justice.
Article 16 #
Deleted. <Dec. 30, 2016>