KLRI : KOREA LEGISLATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE

   

The Korea Legislation Research Institute (President Yeong-soo Han) co-hosted an academic conference with the Korean Administrative Law Association and the National Assembly Research Service on the afternoon of May 14th (Wednesday), starting at 1:30 PM in the National Assembly Research Service's main conference room (Room 421). The conference was titled “Government Reorganization and Administrative Organization Law for a Sustainable Society.”

  

This conference was organized to explore directions for government reorganization and legislative responses that can effectively address the complex crises facing our society, such as demographic shifts, the climate crisis, and digital transformation.

  

In Session 1, Professor Emeritus Jin-sik Yoo of Jeonbuk National University delivered the keynote presentation on "Reorganization of Government Structure and the Basic Principles of the Administrative Organization Act." This was followed by a presentation by Legislative Researcher Jun-hwa Jeong of the National Assembly Research Service on “Government Reorganization for Innovation and Safety in the Digital Transformation of the AI Era,” with Professor Chang-geun Hwang of Chung-Ang University Law School participating in the discussion.

  

Session 2 featured presentations on reorganization plans for government organization legislation to address the population crisis and climate crisis.

  

Hwan-yong Choi, Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Legislation Research Institute, presented on "Reorganization Plans for Government Organization Legislation to Address the Population Crisis," discussing the necessity of establishing an independent central administrative agency dedicated to population policy and related legal issues. Subsequently, A-reum Kim, Research Fellow at the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education, introduced the National Assembly's legislative trends regarding the establishment of a new ministry for population policy and discussed issues such as overlapping population policy functions between ministries.

  

In the subsequent presentation, Yu-jin Lee, Director of the Institute for Green Transformation, addressed "Sustainability and Government Organization Legislation in the Era of Climate Crisis Response," outlining Korea's governance system of climate crisis response and proposing future restructuring directions. In response, Jun-seo Lee, Head of the Research Division at the Korea Legislation Research Institute, presented legislative tasks to concretize the alternatives suggested by the presenter.

  

After all sessions concluded, a roundtable discussion was held with experts from key fields. Participants included Se-young Cha, Head of the Government Organization Design Center at the Korea Institute of Public Administration; In-tae Kim, Legislative Researcher at the National Assembly Research Service; Jin-soo Lee, Professor at Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration; Sang-tae Kim, Professor of Law at Soon Chun Hyang University; and Jae-hoon Lee, Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Law School.

  

Yeong-soo Han, President of the Korea Legislation Research Institute, stated, “Amidst the complex crises of population decline, climate crisis, and digital transformation, the government's responsibilities are becoming increasingly weighty, and a reorganization of government structures to effectively support this is urgently needed.” He added, “I hope this academic conference will not merely be a theoretical discussion but will serve as an opportunity to present the philosophy and direction for government organization that aligns with societal changes.”

  

The Korea Legislation Research Institute is conducting legislative research on countermeasures against population decline and regional extinction to propose government policy directions and related legal improvements in response to these national crises.

  

Date: May 14, 2025 (Wednesday)

Venue: Grand Conference Room (Room 421), National Assembly Research Service