La and Custom in Korea Comparative Legal History [Hardcover]

Sets forth the evolution of Korea's law and legal system from the Chos?n dynasty through the colonial and postcolonial modern periods.This is the first book in English that covers the evolution of Korean law and custom comprehensively from the Chos?n dynasty through the colonial and postcolonial modern periods. In particular, this book discusses in detail legal developments under Japanese colonial rule that formed the foundation of the modern Korean legal system, and thus presents new interpretations of colonial history. This book is unique in that it provides in-depth comparisons between European and East Asian legal traditions, with discussions in French and Japanese legal history in addition to Korean legal history.This is the first book in English that covers the evolution of Korean law and custom comprehensively from the Chos?n dynasty through the colonial and postcolonial modern periods. In particular, this book discusses in detail legal developments under Japanese colonial rule that formed the foundation of the modern Korean legal system, and thus presents new interpretations of colonial history. This book is unique in that it provides in-depth comparisons between European and East Asian legal traditions, with discussions in French and Japanese legal history in addition to Korean legal history.This book sets forth the evolution of Korea's law and legal system from the Chos?n dynasty through the colonial and postcolonial modern periods. This is the first book in English that comprehensively studies Korean legal history in comparison with European legal history, with particular emphasis on customary law. Korea's passage to Romano-German civil law under Japanese rule marked a drastic departure from its indigenous legal tradition. The transplantation of modern civil law in Korea was facilitated by Japanese colonial jurists who themselves created a Korean customary law; this constructed customary law served as an intermediary regime between tradition and the demanlÓ/