Executive Education Programme "Foundations of Korean Law" - 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

For more than ten years, initiated by Jun-Prof Dr Weitzdörfer‘s predecessor, ​​​​​​Prof Dr Hans-Peter Marutschke, there have been efforts and preparations to expand the range of programmes from the established programme on Japanese law offered by the University of Hagen to 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.

  • Updated and expanded study materials with the latest case law and legislation, including Japanese criminal law for the first time
  • Degree "Diploma of Advanced Studies" recognised by the Federal Ministry of Education in accordance with the German Qualifications Framework (DQR 7)
  • Full access to numerous legal databases
  • Interlibrary loan of approx. 6,000 volumes and 17 regularly subscribed Japanese journals from our extensive Japanese 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 Japanese language
  • Individual specialisation thanks to elective modules and selectable topic of the coursework

Until 31. December 2025 the executive education programme is avalable for a reduced rate of EUR 1,500.00. After that the fee for the executive education programme is EUR 2,000.00 (payment in instalments possible). This includes access to the three basic modules, including taking the final module examinations as well as support and participation in the final seminar for up to three semesters. If you need more time for your studies after the end of the three semesters, additional fees of EUR 150.00 will be charged for each additional semester. Once the optional elective modules are available, a fee of EUR 500.00 will be charged of each booked elective module.

  • Module 0: Methodological Approach (10 ECTS)

    Programme unit CL - Introduction to Comparative Law

    Modul 1: Public Law (10 ECTS)

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

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

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

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

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

    Programme unit K6 - Criminal Law - Prof. Dr. Jong-Hwan Kim (Yonsei University)

    Module 2: Private Law (10 ECTS)

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

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

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

    Programme unit K10 - Private Law IV: Contract Law Special Part - Prof. Dr. Byung-Jun Lee (Korea University)

    Programme 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 3: Specialisation in Private Law (10 ECTS)

    Programme unit K12 - Family Law - N.N.

    Programme unit K13 - Management without Mandate and Unjust Enrichment - Prof. Dr. Kyu-Wan Kim (Korea University) / Dr. Daegu Sung (Forschungsinstitut für Justizpolitik am Obersten Gerichtshof Südkorea)

    Programme unit K14 – Tort Law - Prof. Dr. Sang-Joong Kim

    Wahlmodul 2: Labor Law (10 ECTS)

    Kurseinheit K17 - Labor Law I: General Foundations - Dr. Anna Hyla / N.N.

    Kurseinheit K18 - Labor Law II: Collective Labor Law - Dr. Anna Hyler / N.N.

    Kurseinheit K19 - Labor Law III: Individual Labor Law I - Dr. Anna Hyler / N.N.

    Kurseinheit K20 - Labor Law IV: Individual Labor Law II - Dr. Anna Hyler / N.N.

    Kurseinheit 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 profession (completed vocational training and employment in a relevant profession, e.g. judicial clerk, foreign language clerk, foreign trade clerk, interpreter, labour market services clerk, notary clerk, patent clerk, legal clerk, social security clerk, tax clerk, administrative clerk).

    The required professional aptitude is verified at the time of enrolment by the registrar’s office and in cases of doubt is decided by the academic leadership. Information on this can be obtained by e-mail 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.

 

Downloads (in German)

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 | 10.04.2025