Stepping into the brave new world of the global village, the
Graduate School of International Legal Affairs at Kyung Hee
University recognizes the need to cultivate first rate students
who can specialize in the ever-increasing field of international
legalities. Anticipating the social need for legal specialists
of the new international level and under Dean Y.J. Lee's vision,
Kyung Hee University designed a program tailored to the needs
of global legal specialists and obtained the government's
authorization to establish a graduate school of international
legal affairs for the first time in Korea at the end of 1995.
The school opened in March 1996.
Focusing on the curriculum integrating genuine academic training
and practical practice with top-notch teaching faculty members,
the Graduate School of International Legal Affairs will strengthen
the social functions of higher education and establish a collaborative
relationship between industries and the university. The Graduate
School will further conduct a systematic study of the theories
and practices in different areas of science, including laws
in the fields of international trade, insurance and maritime,
intellectual property rights, internet, tax, and legal affairs
of the USA and of China, thereby promoting the development
of practical business and academic concord. The Graduate School
will meet such social demands and develop into a specialized
law school both in name and reality.
1) At least 24 course units of graduate level credit in International
Legal Affairs courses are required for the master's degree
and a graduating thesis (U.S. Law major requires 36 credits
without a graduating thesis.)
2) Students have to pass a qualifying examination.
3) Students (except the U.S Law students) must fulfill presentation,
defense, and documents requirements for the ILA thesis committee.
4) A thesis advisor can be any faculty member from the ILA
department.
There
are about 127 courses offered in 6 different majors. Among
these courses are U.S. Constitution, Criminal Law, Cooperation
Law, International Contract, EU Commercial Law, WTO/TRIPs,
Maritime Law, Insurance and Claims Law, Intellectual Property
Law, Pattern Law, IS, Computer and Their Intellectual Property
Law, Copy Rights Law, International Tax Law, Tax Law English,
Tax Planning, Cyber Business and Law, Electronics Currency,
Cyber Crime, International Conflicts in Cyber World, International
Finance Law, Chinese Company, Chinese Constitutional Law
Hyo-Back
Kang, Ph.D.
[Taiwan University, 1994, Professor, Chinese Law, khb@khu.ac.kr]
*In
addition, there are over 50 lecturers from various legal professional
backgrounds. For instance, along with the faculty professor,
many currently practicing lawyers from the best domestic and
foreign law firms with the most current practical knowledge
and experience teach the 127 classes that the school offers.
▶ Activities and Future Work
- Education and research meeting the needs of the times.
- Getting employment at a company or research institute in
the relevant sectors after graduation
- Education abroad at foreign universities.
- Advancing to a doctoral course.
▶ Other Specialties
- Invitation of special lecturers in each department.
- International legal affairs seminar, symposium, and lectures
on other variant teaching methods.
- Preparing to obtain U.S. lawyer qualification.
- Special lectures by foreign professors.
