Research Report
A Study on the Amendment of Discriminatory Language in Laws
Ⅰ. Backgrounds and Purposes
▶Measures to expand performance and secure effectiveness of the easy-to- understand legislation making project
○ Performance Expansion
- In order to spread the results of the easy-to-understand law making project, it is preceded by forming a national consensus to directly reflect the changed language environment in the law, not the current legal expert-centered project
○ Measures to secure effectiveness
- In order to secure the effectiveness of the project, Various social discussions and language improvement measures should be reflected in laws and regulations
▶ The need to improve discriminatory and authoritative terminology
○ Reduction of discrimination and authority of legal language
○ Improvement by analyzing the etymology of discriminatory terms by field
▶ Overcoming the distinction and authority of legal sentences and terms
○Strengthening equality through overcoming social discrimination language
○ Provision of a new paradigm of project
Ⅱ. Major Content
▶ Analysis of the concept and type of discriminatory language
○ Analysis of the linguistic and legal concept of discrimination
○ The concept of socially discriminatory language and discriminatory language in legislation
▶ Conceptualization of discriminatory language according to classification by type
○Conceptualization of discriminatory language according to type classification
○ Classification by subject of discrimination
▶ Language of discrimination related to gender inequality and Improvement
▶Discriminatory language related to physical characteristics and Improvement
▶ Race, nationality and regional discrimination Language and Improvement
▶Discriminatory language related to occupation and social status and Improvement
▶ Discriminatory language about objectivity and Improvement
Ⅲ. Expected Effects
▶ Use as a main reference for improving discriminatory terms in the law
▶ It will contribute to the realization of a more egalitarian society by alleviating social discrimination by improving discriminatory terms in the law