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International ConferenceThe Spirit of Korean Law: The Identity and Evolution of Korean Law and the Legal System in Comparative Perspective11-12 avril 2013Overview: This international conference examines the trajectories of the development of Korean law and the legal system, from traditional to modern periods, by comparing them with those in other legal traditions.Organizers: Marie Seong-Hak Kim (St. Cloud State University, U.S.A.) and Jérôme Bourgon (CNRS, France)Supported by : Academy of Korean StudiesWith additional support from Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Institut d’Asie Orientale, Collegium de Lyon, and St. Cloud State UniversityDownload program: Korean_Law_Conference_2013_Programme.pdf&#160;Program:Thursday 11 April 2013Site Buisson (Institut Français de l'Éducation) - 19 allée de Fontenay - 69007 - Lyon09:00-09:30 - Coffe09:30-10:00 - Welcome and IntroductionMichel Lussault (Institut Français de l'Éducation, France)10:00-11:15 - Panel I: Legal Codes and Institutions of the Choson DynastyChair: Jean-Pascal Bassino (IAO, France)The codifications and legal instituti ons of the Choson dynastyJung Geung Sik (Seoul National University, Korea)Confucian ideology and penal reform in eighteenth-century KoreaAnders Karlsson (SOAS, University of London, UK)11:15-11:30 - Break11:30-12:45 - Panel II: Comparisons of the Traditional Korean and Chinese Law CodesChair: Béatrice Jaluzot (IAO, France)How were Korean laws made and how were they implemented?Kim Dae Hong (Seoul National University, Korea)Comparisons and contrasts between Choson law codes and Ming/Qing law codesJérôme Bourgon (CNRS, France) andPierre-Emmanuel Roux (EHESS, France)12:45-14:15 - Lunch14:15-15:30 - Panel III: Evolution of Korean Law under Colonial RuleChair: Pierre Souyri (Université de Genève, Switzerland)The coming of the Japanese: the legality issue of the annexation treatiesSamuel Guex (Université de Genève, Switzerland)Application of the Peace Preservation Act (1925-45) to Korean nationals during the colonial periodHiromi Sasamoto-Collins (University of Edinburgh, UK)15:30-15:45 - Break15:45-17:00 - Panel IV: Transformation of Korean Law and the Legal SystemChair: Alain Delissen (EHESS, Institut d’études coréennes, Collège de France, France)The making of the Consti tuti on and the Civil Code aft er the independence of KoreaMoon Joon-Young (Pusan National University, Korea)Nation building and constitutional thought in Northeast Asia: The Cases of Korea and JapanNoriko Kokubun (Tsukuba University, Japan)20:00 - DinnerFriday 12 April 2013Site Buisson (IFE) - 19 allée de Fontenay - 69007 – Lyon09:00-09:15 - Coffee09:15-10:00 - Keynote SpeechThe unification of Asian contract law and the future of Korean contract lawLee Young-June (Research Institute for Asia Private Law, Korea)10:00-10:15 - Break10:15-11:30 - Panel V: Modern Korean Law and the Legal SystemChair: Eric Seizelet (Université de Paris 7, France)Legal profession &#38; education during and after the colonial periodKim Chang-Rok (Kyungpook National University, Korea)Korean legal reform in comparative perspectiveTom Ginsburg (University of Chicago, U.S.A.)11:45-13:15 - Lunch13:15-14:30 - Panel VI: Judicial Independence and the Rule of LawChair: Lee Young-June (Research Institute for Asia Private Law, Korea)The rule of law and democracy: the Korean experience and beyondChoe Dae-kwon (Seoul National University, Korea)Justice(s) accused: Judicial independence in KoreaMarie S. Kim (St. Cloud State University, U.S.A.)14:30-14:45 - Break14:45-17:00 - Roundtable: Korean Law and History (KORLAH) ProjectThree-year project supported by the Overseas Korean Studies Incubation Grant from Korean Studies Promotion Service (KSPS), AKSDiscussants: Jérôme Bourgon, Marie S. Kim, Samuel Guex17:00-20:00 - Tour of Lyon20:00 - Dinner&#160;Saturday 13 April 20139:00-17:00 - “Mâcon &#38; Beaujolais Crus” tour (for tour registrants only)