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International Economic Law Links for Korea

Overview

The Republic of Korea (hereinafter Korea) is Member of the Following Major International Organizations or International Cooperations

• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• United Nations (UN)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Bank Group (IBRD, ICSID, IDA, IFC, MIGA)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

IEL Treaties Signed by Korea

Multilateral Treaties (other than the WTO Agreements)

• List of the Multilateral Agreements concerning Trade and Commerce (Korean only)
  Provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea (MOFAT), from 1949 to the present, subject & title search available, English & Korean full-texts downloadable.
  

Bilateral Treaties

• Full-texts of the Bilateral Agreements concerning Trade and Commerce (Korean only)
  Provided by MOFAT, from 1950 to the present, subject & title search available, English & Korean full-texts downloadable.
• Full-texts of the Bilateral Agreements between Korean and the USA concerning Trade and Commerce
  Provided the U.S. Department of Commerce, Trade Compliance Center
• Status of the Bilateral Agreements between Korean and the USA
  Provided by the U.S. Department of State, "Treaties in Force: A List of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States in Force as of January 1, 2000," PDF file downloadable.
• Full-texts of the Bilateral Agreements between Korean and Australia
  Provided by Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the U.S. Department of State, subject & title search available, English full-texts downloadable

IEL Specific Korean Governmental Links

• Trade & Investment Facilitation Office for Foreign Companies(TIFO)
• Korea Trade Commission (KTC)
• Ministry of Finance and Economy
• Korea Customs Service
• Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy
• The Korea Foreign Company Association
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
• Ministry of Justice
• Ministry of Labor
• Korea Trade - Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
• The Bank of Korea
• Korea Development Institute
• Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
• Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade
• Korea Institute of Finance

IEL Specific Inter-Governmental Links Regarding Korea

• Korea and the APEC
• Korea and the IMF

IEL Specific Non-Governmental Links

Economical Indicators and Statistics

• Statistical Reports, Surveys and Publications (in English)
  Provided by the National Statistical Office of Korea
• Korean Economic Statistics (in English)
  Provided by the Ministry of Finance and Economy
• OECD in Figures 2000

Export/Import (Association, Interest Groups)

• Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)
• List of Export/Import Associations in Korea

Foreign Economic Organizations in Korea

• European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea
• The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea
• Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy in Korea
• Swedish Trade Council in Korea

Think Tanks and IEL Institutes

• Research Institutes in Korea (in English)
• List of IEL Institutes (in Korean)

Major Korea Newspapers with Frequent IEL Content

• Korea Economy Weekly
• The Korea Herald
• The Korea Times

Papers and Speeches with IEL Issues of Korea

WTO and Foreign Country's Reports on Trade Policy of Korea

• WTO: Trade Policy Review - Korea
• USA: Country Commercial Guides, Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices and National Trade Estimate Reports
  Provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Trade Compliance Center
• Japan: Report on the WTO Consistency of Trade Policy by Major Trading Partners (in English)
  Provided by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI)

Korean Government's Reports on Trade Policy (in Korean)

• Korea: National Trade Environment Report
  Provided by MOFAT
  

Speeches on Economy and Trade of Korea

• Full-texts of Speeches by the President, the Minister of MOFAT and the Minister of State for Trade (in English)
  Provided by the MOFAT, speaker & date search available.

Information on Korean Economy

• Economic Survey of Korea (by OECD)
• Information about Economy, Foreign Investment, Industries, Finance, Taxation/Accounting and Labor (by KOTRA)
• Doing Business with Korea
  Provided by the KCCI

Domestic Law Links of Korea

Korean Law Research Guide (Online)

• Korean Legal Research Resources on the Internet
  Provided by Heija B. Ryoo, Professor, Director of Library Systems and Technical Services School of Law Library, Southern Illinois University
  
  

Domestic Legislation

• National Assembly of Korea (in English)
• Statutes of the Republic of Korea (in English)
  Provided by the Korea Legislation Research Institute, online subscription database available May 2000
• Comprehensive Korean Legal Database (in Korean)
  Provided by the Ministry of Legislation of Korea
• 'Kwanbo', Korean Official Gazette (in Korean)
  Provided by the Government Computer Center of Korea, full-text search available from October. 1, 2000

Domestic Courts

• Supreme Court of Korea, Summaries of Major Cases (in English)
• Constitutional Court of Korea, Abstracts of Major Cases (in Korean and some English)

Bar Associations

• Korean Bar Association (KBA) (in Korean)

Major Law Publishers

• Bobmunsa (in Korean)
• Pakyoungsa (in Korean)

Other Useful Information About Korea

Universities / Law School

• List of Colleges and Universities (in English)
• Law Schools Directory (in Korean)
  Provided by the NetLaw
• Korea University College of Law (in Korean and some English)
• Seoul National University College of Law (in Korean and some English)
• Yonsei University College of Law (in Korean)
• Center for Korean Legal Studies in Columbia Law School

General Information

• Korean Government Homepage: KOREA.net (in English)
  Provided by the Korean Information Service
• Background Notes: South Korea
  Provided by the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• World Fact Book: South Korea
  Provided by the Directorate of Intelligence, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Last updated: February 1, 2001