Foundations of Korean Law Executive Education Programme – Launch Spring 2025

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The Republic of Korea is a nation of rapidly growing international economic, technological and political importance. Moreover, there has been a sharp rise in students’ interest in Korea in recent years, in part fuelled by Korean popular culture. Right after the relaunch of the fully updated executive educations programme on Japanese law in January 2024, the Junior professorship of East Asian Law has developed a new executive education programme on Korean law as its first offering on another East Asian legal system. This new executive education programme will start in the summer semester of 2025, being the first university degree in Korean law outside of East Asia.

Titelbild_WB_KoreaFoto: Leonard Kosub

The eleven new course books were developed by seasoned experts from renowned universities, who were commissioned by Prof Dr Weitzdörfer during a trip to Korea in 2023. The content of the executive education programme was designed similarly to the existing programme on Japanese law. This way, we hope to offer a modular LLM of East Asian Law consisting of the programme on Korea and the programme on Taiwan, planned for late 2025, as well as the existing content on Japan.

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Thumbnail_Seoul: Julius Weitzdörfer

Initiated by Jun-Prof Dr Weitzdörfer’s predecessor, ​​​​​​Prof Dr Hans-Peter Marutschke, more than ten years ago, there have been continuous efforts and preparations to expand the range of programmes from the established programme on Japanese law offered by the FernUniversität in Hagen to include the legal systems of other East Asian countries. Johann In-Ho Kim, who headed the Department of Japanese Law from 2013 to 2016, continued the project.

The new executive education programme is characterised by the following advantages:

  • Completely new study materials with the latest Korean case law and legislation
  • Diploma of Advanced Studies degree recognised by the Federal Ministry of Education in accordance with the German Qualifications Framework (DQR 7)
  • Full access to numerous legal databases
  • Remote loan of approx. 6,000 volumes and 2 Korean subscription journals from our extensive Korean law library
  • Access to our network of experts and around 400 alumni worldwide as well as the right to participate in future exclusive study trips to Japan
  • Full flexibility in terms of location and time, start of programme at any time, even without knowledge of the Korean language
  • Individual specialisation thanks to elective modules and selectable topic of the coursework

Until 31. December 2025, the executive education programme is available for a reduced rate of EUR 1,500. After that, the fee for the executive education programme will be EUR 2,000 (payment in instalments possible). This includes access to the three basic modules, including taking the final module examinations, and support and participation in the final seminar for up to three semesters. If you need more time for your studies after the end of three semesters, a fee of EUR 150 will be charged for each additional semester. Once the optional elective modules are available, a fee of EUR 500 will be charged for each booked elective module.

  • Module 0: Methodological Approach (10 ECTS)

    Course unit CL – Introduction to Comparative Law

    Module 1: Public Law (10 ECTS)

    Course unit K1 – Korea: Society, Politics and Economy – Prof Dr Eun-Jeung Lee (Freie Universität Berlin)

    Course unit K2 – Historical Background of the Private Law System – Prof Dr Sang-Yong Kim (Emeritus at Yonsei University)

    Course unit K3 – Judicial System in the Past and Present – Prof Dr Woo-Jin Choi (Korea University)

    Course unit K4 – Constitutional Law I: State Organisation Law – Prof Dr Kwang-Seok Cheon (Yonsei University)

    Course unit K5 – Constitutional Law II: Fundamental Rights – Prof Dr Kwang-Seok Cheon (Yonsei University)

    Course unit K6 – Criminal Law – Prof Dr Jong-Hwan Kim (Yonsei University)

    Module 2: Private Law (10 ECTS)

    Course unit K7 – Private Law I: Overview – Prof Dr Dschungmo-Ivo Seong (University of Seoul)

    Course unit K8 – Private Law II: General Part of the Korean Civil Code – Prof Dr Kyung-Ho Ha (Emeritus at Korea University)

    Course unit K9 – Private Law III: General Part of Contract Law – Prof Dr Byung-Jun Lee (Korea University) / Prof Dr Kim Hwa (Ehwa Womans University)

    Course unit K10 – Private Law IV: Special Part of Contract Law – Prof Dr Byung-Jun Lee (Korea University)

    Course unit K11 – Private Law V: Property Law – Prof Dr Jin-Ki Lee (Sung Kyun Kwan University)

    Seminar (10 ECTS)

    Written paper and oral presentation

  • In addition to the compulsory modules, the following elective modules are being developed and will be offered as optional units in the future:

    Elective Module 1: Specialisation in Private Law (10 ECTS)

    Course unit K12 – Family Law – N.N.

    Course unit K13 – Management without Mandate and Unjust Enrichment – Prof Dr Kyu-Wan Kim (Korea University) / Dr Daegu Sung (Judicial Policy Research Institute at the Supreme Court of Korea)

    Course unit K14 – Tort Law – Prof Dr Sang-Joong Kim

    Elective Module 2: Labor Law (10 ECTS)

    Course unit K17 – Labor Law I: General Foundations – Dr Anna Hyler / N.N.

    Course unit K18 – Labor Law II: Collective Labor Law – Dr Anna Hyler / N.N.

    Course unit K19 – Labor Law III: Individual Labor Law I – Dr Anna Hyler / N.N.

    Course unit K20 – Labor Law IV: Individual Labor Law II – Dr Anna Hyler / N.N.

    Course unit K21 – Labor Law V: Individual Labor Law III – Dr Anna Hyler / N.N.

  • The executive education programme "Foundations of Korean Law" is open to anyone who

    • has successfully completed a university degree (at a university or university of applied sciences) or
    • has acquired the necessary aptitude through professional training (completed vocational training and employment in a relevant profession – e.g., judicial clerk, foreign language secretary, foreign trade clerk, interpreter, specialist for labour market services, notary clerk, patent attorney assistant, legal assistant, social security clerk, assistant tax consultant, administrative clerk).

    The required professional aptitude is verified at the time of enrolment by the registrar’s office; in cases of doubt, the academic directorate will determine if the applicant’s professional qualifications are sufficient for admission. Information on this can be obtained by email at eastasianlaw. The examination regulations mentioned below apply.

If you have any questions you can contact us at eastasianlaw. The registration form can be found below.

 

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Note: The examination regulations linked above are provisional and not yet in force. They are published for prospective students and are subject to change.

Leonard Kosub; translation by Karina Hermes | 28.04.2025