韩国法律服务市场自由化的实验:经验教训和改革选择

IF 1 4区 社会学 Q2 LAW
Tae-jung Park, Y. Ko
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韩国于2016年修改了《外国法律顾问法》,以履行自由贸易协定对法律服务市场开放第三阶段的承诺。第三阶段的开放允许外国律师事务所与韩国律师事务所成立合资律师事务所,并聘请韩国执业律师在当地法律的某些领域执业。然而,自由贸易协定缔约方严厉批评了合资律师事务所的条款和条件,认为这些条款和条件会阻碍外国律师事务所进入合资企业,从而大大削弱了第三阶段自由化的效果。事实上,即使在第三阶段开放五年之后,合资律师事务所的规定也没有被使用。在此背景下,本文考察了:(1)韩国实施《外国法律顾问法》的历史和过去的斗争;(2)对该法及其法律效力的批评;(3)韩国未来法律服务市场自由化政策选择的成本与收益。这一分析为讨论《外国法律顾问法》今后的管理改革提供了基础。
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Korea’s experimentation in legal services market liberalization: lessons learned and options for reform
ABSTRACT Korea amended the Foreign Legal Consultant Act in 2016 to fulfil its free trade agreement commitments to Phase 3 legal services market liberalization. This Phase 3 liberalization allowed foreign law firms to form Joint Venture Law Firms with Korean law firms and practice in certain areas of local laws by employing Korean-licensed lawyers. However, free trade agreement contracting parties heavily criticized the terms and conditions of Joint Venture Law Firms and argued that these would discourage foreign law firms from entering joint ventures, thus significantly undermining the effect of Phase 3 liberalization. Indeed, the Joint Venture Law Firm provisions have not been used, even after five years since Phase 3 liberalization. With this backdrop, this article examines: (1) Korea’s history and past struggles to implement the Foreign Legal Consultant Act; (2) Criticisms of the Act and their legal validity; and (3) The costs and benefits of policy options for Korea’s future legal services market liberalization. This analysis provides a foundation for discussing future regulatory reforms of the Foreign Legal Consultant Act.
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