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2022 Korean Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 10)
세계국제법협회한국본부
Editor-in-Chief
LEEGyooho,Chung-AngUniversity
EDITORIALNOTE
LEEJee-Hyung
ARTICLES
LEEChang-Wee
LegalStatusofMarineScientificResearchintheLawoftheSea:ConflictsoverCodificationandPolicy-OrientedJurisprudenceasaSolution
KIMYoung-Seok
TheMeaningof“Service”asOneoftheRequirementsforRecognitionandEnforcementofForeignJudgments-FocusingontheSupremeCourtofKorea2017-Da-257746Judgment-
YOUJungHwa
PrivateInternationalLawIssuesinJointVentureAgreementsandShareholders'AgreementsGovernedbyKoreanLaw
HANMino,YOOEunKyung(Jennifer)
RevisitingOptionalArbitrationClausesBeforetheKoreanCourts
SPECIALREPORTS
CHUNGMinJung
TheConstitutionalCourt'sDecisionandRecentLegislationRelatedtoReliefforElapsingthePeriodofRenunciationofNationalitybyMultipleNationalityHolders
LEEJang-Hie
TheInter-KoreaBasicAgreementof1991-ItslegalnatureanditsroleinthepromotionofpeaceontheKoreanPeninsula
LEEGyooho
IndustrialSecurityLawsintheRepublicofLaw:ComparisonwiththeirJapaneseCounterparts
HONGSungkee
NormalizationofKorea-JapanRelationsintheYoonSuk-YeolAdministration:TheComfortWomenAgreementandJudicialDecisionsonCompensationforForcedLabor
DOHSee-Hwan
InternationalLegalReviewoftheInvasionofDokdoandtheKorea-JapanTreatyin1905resumedbytheSanFranciscoPeaceTreatyin1951
RECENTDEVELOPMENTS
LEESeok-Yong
MilitaryActivitiesinOtherStates’ExclusiveEconomicZones
CHUNGMinJung
ResolutionsRelatingtoInternationalLawAdoptedbythe21stNationalAssemblyin2022
WONJae-Chun
ICSIDArbitrationTribunalAwardonLoneStarHoldingsv.RepublicofKoreaandItsISDSImplications
CONTEMPORARYPRACTICEANDJUDICIALDECISIONS
HONGEungi
JudicialDecisionsinPublicInternationalLaw(2022)
LEEJee-Hyung·PARKHyeon-Seok
QUARANTINEACT
LEEJee-Hyung·PARKHyeon-Seok
FRAMEWORKACTONCARBONNEUTRALITYANDGREENGROWTHFORCOPINGWITHCLIMATECRISIS
LEEJee-Hyung·PARKHyeon-Seok
SPACEDEVELOPMENTPROMOTIONACT
JANGJiyong
JudicialDecisionsinPrivateInternationalLaw(2022)
Treaties/AgreementsConcludedbytheRepublicofKorea
INDEX
AUTHORGUIDELINESANDSTYLESHEET
TheKoreanYearbookofInternationalLawhasreacheditstenthvolume,andaswillsometimeshappenoverthecourseofadecade,wehavesufferedalosswithinourcommunity.ProfessorChoiSeung-HwanofKyungheeUniversityLawSchool,thefirstPresidentoftheKoreanbranchoftheInternationalLawAssociation,passedawaysuddenlywhilethisvolumewasbeingprepared.AdrivingforcebehindthepublicationoftheYearbooks,heisandwillbemuchmissed.Formore,pleaserefertotheEditorialBoard’smovingtributetoProfessorChoiinthebeginningofthisvolume.
AswecarryonwithProfessorChoi’svisiontocontinueandimprovetheyearbookasareferenceabroadforKorea’sinternationallegalpractice,thecurrentvolumehascometogetherunderabroadthemeofrisktointernationalexchange.Navigation,trade,business,andimmigrationacrossborderscreatebountiesofopportunity.Atthesametime,theseinteractionsandinterfacesarealsosourcesoflegal,health,environmental,andotherrisks.
Internationallaw,bothpublicandprivate,isamajormeansofmanagingandmitigatingtherisksthatariseoutofinternationalexchangeandcross-borderissues.Thecurrentcollectionofarticlesandreportsdelveintothisroleofinternationallawinavarietyofcontextsandcircumstances.
ThearticleLegalStatusofMarineScientificResearchintheLawoftheSeabyProfessorLeeChang-WeeexaminestheLawoftheSearulesapplicabletomarinescientificresearchandtheconflictsovertheserules,mostprominentlybetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates,foradynamicviewofthesemuch-contestedrules.Marineresearchisaleadingexampleofanactivityrifewithbothopportunities(scientificandeconomic)andrisk(securityandmilitary),andstatebehaviorssurroundingtheinternationallawinthisareademonstratethehighstakesofdecidinghowinternationallawwillmanagetherisks.
TheMeaningof“Service”asOneoftheRequirementsforRecognitionandEnforcementofForeignJudgmentsbyJudgeKimYoung-Seoklooksatserviceofprocessininternationallitigation.Litigationacrossborders,alongwiththerecognitionandenforcementthereof,isavitalmeansofmanagingcross-borderrisks,whileserviceofprocessallowsindividualstobenotifiedofandrespondtothelegalriskthatsuchlitigationraisesinturn.JudgeKimgivesathoughtfulandnuancedexplorationofalandmarkdecisionbytheKoreanSupremeCourtinthisfield,intheprocessmakingthecrucialdistinctionbetweenlegalityoftheserviceofprocessitselfunderdomesticlaw(Koreanlaw,inthiscase)anditsbeingarequirementforrecognitionandenforcement.
JudgeYouJungHwa’sarticle,PrivateInternationalLawIssuesinJointVentureAgreementsandShareholders’AgreementsGovernedbyKoreanLaw,takesalookatthesometimestangledissuesthatariseintheinterfacebetweendifferentjurisdictions,andproposesseveralstrategiesfortheadvanceseparationofcontractandcorporatelegalaspectstomanagedisputesthatmayariseoutofjointventureagreements.
AttorneyHanMino’sarticle,RevisitingOptionalArbitrationClausesBeforetheKoreanCourts,critiquesamajorKoreanSupremeCourtjudgmentthatdeemedoptionalarbitrationclausesineffectiveunlessbothpartiesconsent.AttorneyHanthengoesontoarguethatcourtsshouldtakeamorepro-arbitrationstancetoresolvepracticalconfu-sionoverthevalidityoftheseclauses.Expandingtheeffectivenessofoptionalarbitrationclauseswouldcertainlychangethecalculusofdisputeandlegalriskmanagement,anditremainstobeseeniftheKoreancourtswilllistentothesecalls.
Dr.ChungMinJungopenstheSpecialReportssectionwithabreakdownoftheConstitutionalCourt’s2020decisiononrenuncia-tionofnationalitybyKoreanswhoholdmultiplenationalities.Thebalancebetweenindividualrightsandtheneedforalarge,readymilitaryforcethroughmandatorymilitaryservicehasalwaysbeenadelicateoneinKorea,yetthethoroughtreatmentbytheSpecialReportshowsthatindividualrightsandpracticalityarenotnecessarilyintension:TheConstitutionalCourt’sreasoningisclearthatdisallowingtherelinquishmentofKoreannationalityafterthenationalityselectionperiodnotonlycausesunduehardshipforthemultiplenationalityholders,butisalsoimpracticalformilitarypurposes.
ThesubjectofProfessorLeeJang-Hie’sreport,theInter-KoreanBasicAgreementof1991,maybecharacterizedasamajorpushbythetwoKoreastomanageandmitigateperhapsthesinglegreatestgeopoliticalriskontheKoreanpeninsulaandthesurroundingregion:thatofmilitarytensionand,attheextreme,anotherKoreanWar.ByexaminingboththesubstanceoftheAgreementinitsusefulnesstobuildingaframeworkforKoreanpeace,anditsformwhichProfessorLeearguesmeetstherequirementsofabindinginternationaltreaty,theconclusionisreachedthattheAgreementshouldbeimplementedbybothKoreangovernmentsandleveragedasafoundationforlastingpeace.
ProfessorLeeGyooho’sspecialreportonindustrialsecuritylawsintheRepublicofKoreaoutlinesthestateofthelawonindustrialsecurityandarguesforgreatercoordinationwithJapaneselaw,asSouthKoreaandJapanaretwoofthestatesmostaffectedbysecurityconcernsintheirhigh-techindustries.Thismaybeanemergingareaofcooperationandcoordinationtomanagesecurityrisksintheseindustries.
InaspecialreportonthenormalizationofKorea-JapanrelationsintheYoonSuk-Yeoladministration,ProfessorHongSungkeemakescomparisonsbetweentheKorea-Japanrelationspoliciesofthecurrentadministrationanpastones,andarguesforaproductivewayforwardforthetwocountriesbeyondhistoricalgridlockbasedonthefoundationallegalprinciplethatacontractmustbehonored.
Dr.DohSee-Hwan,arecurringandvaluedcontributortotheYearbooks,contributedaspecialreportontheinvasionofDokdoandtheKorea-Japantreatyin1905throughthelensoftheSanFranciscoPeaceTreatyin1951.Dr.DoharguesthatKorea’ssovereigntyoverDokdoandtheillegalityofJapan’sannexationofKoreaareconfirmedbytheSanFranciscoPeaceTreaty,makingafirmgroundingininternationallawavitalpartofEastAsianpeaceandjusticegoingforward.
IntheRecentDevelopmentsection,ProfessorLeeSeok-Yongcommentsonmilitaryactivitiesinotherstates’exclusiveeconomiczones(EEZs),whichisallthemoreinterestingreadtogetherwithProfessorLeeChang-Wee’sarticleonthelegalaspectofmarinescientificresearch.MilitaryactivitiesinEEZsarereasonablyviewedasanotherfrontinthestrugglebetweenstatesoverthelawofthesea,whichisnotanabstractacademicargumentbutoftenamatterofsecurityandevensurvival.
Dr.ChungMinJungreportedontheKoreanNationalAssembly’sinternationallawresolutionstakenin2022andaddedinsightssuchasthedecreaseinthequantityofinternationallawresolutionsundertakenbythisbody,includinghumanrightsresolutions.ThefiveinternationallawresolutionsbytheAssemblyin2022mainlyconcernedgeopoliticalissues,markingadeparturefromprioryearswhenhumanrightsresolutionsweremoredominant.
ProfessorWonJae-ChunprovidedatimelyreportontheinternationalinvestorarbitrationtribunalICSID’sdecisioninLoneStarHoldingsvs.RepublicofKorea,pointingoutwherethedecisionfellshortandpresentingdirectionstheKoreangovernmentcouldseekintherectificationproceedings.InvestorclaimsliketheLoneStarHoldingscaserepresentamajorriskforstatesintheirgovernmentpolicyandenforcementactions,andtheseexperiencesalongwithcommentaryonthemwillprovevaluablegoingforward.
InContemporaryPracticeandJudicialDecisions,JudgeHongEungipresentsjudicialdecisionsinpublicinternationallaw,includingthearrestofforeignnationalsandtheirrighttobenotifiedoftherighttohavetheconsulsoftheircountryofnationalitynotified;thelegalityofadeportationorderofarefugeethatdoesnotspecifythecountryofrepatriation;andtherecognitionofgenderchangefortransgenderpeoplewithminorchildren.
ThisfinalsectionisroundedoutbytranslationsoftheQuarantineAct,FrameworkActonCarbonNeutralityandGreenGrowth,andSpaceDevelopmentPromotionAct,togetherwithJudgeJangJiyong’ssummaryofjudicialdecisionsinpublicinternationallawincludingtheapplicabilityoftheCISG,assumptionofobligations,formationofmarriage,andrecognitionofathreefolddamageawardedbyaforeigncourt.
ThedepthandbreadthofthearticlesandreportsinthisvolumecometogethertoformapictureofKoreaninternationallegalpracticein2022ofrespondingtonewandknownrisksatalllevels,throughtheinternationallegalprocess,legislation,litigation,diplomacy,judgments,resolutions,andmore.Thisisatrulydynamicandmultilayeredprocessthatnoonebookcanhopetocapturetheentiretyof,buttheKoreanYearbookofInternationalLawdeliversatleastonesliceofthisorganic,pulsingprocessforayear.ThoughImaynotagreewithalltheselectionsandsomeofthemhavecontrastingviewpoints,perhapsthis,too,isareflectionofthecontradictionsandstrifeinherentinthecourseofinternationallaw.
ThisvolumealsomarkstheendofthetenureofthecurrenteditorialteamledbyProfessorLeeGyooho,includingmyselfastheExecutiveEditor.ProfessorLeeandtheteam,includingthetirelessMs.ChoiJi-inasthestaffeditor,deserveallaccoladesfortheirenergeticdedicationandunendingpatience.Formyself,ithasbeenaprivilegeworkingwiththescholarlyoutputofsomanytalentedscholarsandpractitioners.Iwishthesucceedingteameverysuccessincontinuingthisimportantwork.
LEEJee-Hyung
ExecutiveEditor
KoreanYearbookofInternationalLaw
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