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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Sayuri Umeda, Foreign Law Specialist in our Global Legal Research Center. Describe your background. I joined the Directorate of Legal Research (which was renamed as the Global Legal Research Center in 2010) of the Law Library in 2001. I used to have only two (or three, depending on how we …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
A Frequently Asked Legal Questions post about martial law in South Korea.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog interview is with foreign law intern, CH Seng Myaw, who works with foreign law specialist, Sayuri Umeda in the Global Legal Research Directorate.
Posted in: Guest Post, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today on the blog, foreign law specialist Sayuri Umeda explains the upcoming Foreign & Comparative Law webinar for August, titled, "Making the Economy Circular: Recycling Laws and Policies in Japan."
Posted in: Education, Event, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
In this post, foreign law specialist Sayuri describes the topic of the new Law Library of Congress legal report, "South Korea: Public Prosecution Reform."
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The Law Library's Global Legal Research Directorate has a newly published report available, entitled "Restrictions on Land Ownership by Foreigners in Selected Jurisdictions"
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Heather Casey
This is a guest post by Seongryeol Park, a foreign law intern working with Sayuri Umeda in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Starting June 28, 2023, South Koreans will be younger on paper in some situations. On December 8, 2022, the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea passed bills to amend …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Today’s interview is with Seongryeol (Ryan) Park, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist Sayuri Umeda in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea (South Korea; ‘ROK’). I took the North Korean threat for granted …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
A post about the South Korean system of military conscription and how it should apply to pop stars
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library