司法考试制度论文完整版.doc

Korea’s Legal System Succinctly put, Korea is based on a Japanised German legal system. German law and legal system initially were imposed on Korea by Japan, which could exercise increased political and other influence over Korea especially after she won the two wars against Russia and China. However, the American military government that ruled Korea from 1945 to 1948 and the long and close ties between Korea and the U.S. have had great influence upon the subsequent development of Korea’s law and legal system. As a result, in recent years there has been a strong tendency for Korean legal scholars and professionals to choose to study in the U.S., realising the strong American influence on almost every field of law in Korea. Their such exposure and training have a significant impact on our legal education, legal profession and legal practice. Korea has thus developed a unique hybrid law and legal system. Legal Education Law studies in Korea consist of a four-year undergraduate program that admits high school graduates. A total of 79 law faculties in Korea admit between as many as 290 and as few as 40 students. Almost all of about 700,000 high school graduates produced annually do want to go to college and take a qualifying examination administered by the government, which is comparable to the SAT test in the United States. If a student excels in his or her high school along with a high SAT score, pressure mounts around and upon the kid from high school teachers, parents, relatives and alumni, etc., to apply for Seoul National University (SNU) and its College of Law, regardless of the applicant’s wish, aptitude, career plan, etc. Consequently, SNU College of Law always can select the 200 brightest high school graduates every year for its undergraduate programme. The selection is mainly based on the SAT scores and an admittance test administered by the university. This college entrance examination system has been in operation in such a way for more than 40 years; th