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KLRI and KCLA held the 5th Constitutional Law Scholars Conference
- Date 2023-09-01 View 229
Korea Legislation Research Institute (KLRI, President Yeongsoo Han) and Korean Constitutional Law Association (KCLA, Chairman Geon-bo Kwon) held the 5th Constitutional Law Scholars Conference under the theme of Social Change and Constitution Law at Sungkyunkwan University Law School at 1 p.m. on September 1 (Fri.).
The conference discussed new roles and constitutional issues in legislation, administration, and judiciary as well as tasks related to basic rights and policies for major areas revealed in new phenomena caused by social change.
More than 100 constitutional law scholars from the academia and research institutions attended the Conference which had 12 breakout sessions with 24 presentations and discussion. The 12 breakout sessions included ▲ Government ▲ National Assembly ▲ Court ▲ Constitutional Trial ▲ Democracy and Elections ▲ Labor ▲ Social Security ▲ Information Technology ▲ Education ▲ Foreigners ▲ Reduction of Population and ▲ Decentralization.
Starting with the keynote speech on ‘Social Changes and Constitutionalism’ by Emeritus Professor Nak-in Sung at Seoul National University, heated discussions took place on various topics including ‘Legislative Transformation in the Age of Population Reduction,’ ‘Constitutional Concept on Workers’, ‘Constitutional Approach to Recognize the Legal Personality of Artificial Intelligence,’ and ‘Consideration of the Normative Implications of Generative AI.’
KLRI Vice President Hyun-chul Kang participated as the moderator of the Session on Information Technology and Senior Researcher Hyun-sook Cha moderated the Session on Labor. In addition, KLRI Senior Researcher Hwan-yong Choi presented under the theme of Legislative Transition in the Age of Population Reduction, and Dr. Yong-hyuk Cho participated as discussant at the Session on Information Technology.
KCLA Chairman Kwon said in his opening speech, “We would like to comprehensively shed light on the new constitutional challenges faced by constitutional institutions namely the legislature, the administration, and the judiciary in their fundamental roles in the new social and periodic changes.”
KLRI President Han said, “I hope that this event will create a discourse on constitutional values that meet the needs of society and the times, and that the constitution, which is the highest norm in our country and the basis of all laws, can be developed to the next level.”
KLRI as the only government-funded research institute in Korea will continue developing legislative agenda through cohesive cooperation with other institutions and providing effect legislative alternatives.
Date: September 1, 2023
Venue: Sungkyunkwan University Law School