Asian Law Forum. Volume 1 (Law and Social Change in Asia)

Author: Tian He, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: With the development of the economy and the advancement of information, the political regime transformation trends in Asian societies have become a focal point of attention. The first and second parts of this book discuss the constitutional and administrative law reforms in Asia, as well as the changes in criminal law in the region. The third part of the book particularly describes various legal issues in Asian economies under the market system. These articles showcase the profound transformations in economic law in Asia over the past few decades, primarily in South Korea and Japan. There are both experiences and lessons, failures and successes. The comparative study of South Korea's modernization of civil law is particularly illuminating. While legal modernization is a popular research topic among developing countries today, the target scope of legal modernization remains somewhat unclear. The revision of the Civil Code is an important step in the process of civil law modernization, but as the saying goes, "the true art lies beyond the poem"—the development of civil law primarily depends not on the perfection of its own form or institutional progress, but also relies on numerous other factors. As a crucial norm of social life, the progress of society itself is the foundation and driving force behind the modernization of private law.