How laws are made in Korea
Our social life cannot be taken away from the Korean Constitution. Almost every decision and behavior we made is affected by laws. Some Korean might think that the process of making a law is so complicated that normal citizen would have a hard time to understand. However, the process can be regarded as being composed of three major and simple steps.
After a new law is proposed, a standing committee is held. The property of the law determine which ministry holds the standing committee. For example, when the law is related with the environment, the Ministry of Environment holds the committee. During the committee, the members examine the purpose and the general content of the law. And then, members vote on whether the law should be passed or not to the next stage.
If the proposed law is pass in the standing committee, it is then dealt with by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. In this committee, members check whether the law is against the constitution and if legal terms of the law is appropriate and correct. After than, members decide whether it should be passed to a regular session.
The regular session, which is the final stage for the proposed law, finally vote on the passage of the law. As a condition for the regular session, the majority of all the incumbent lawmakers in Korea should participate in the process. More than a third of votes are needed to pass the law. If the proposed law is passed, it is time for the government to announce the new law.
Actually, it takes another six months until the law goes into effect. Anyway, we now apprehend the major process of the legislation in Korea, and it seems not too difficult to understand. Understanding the process of legislation, we are able to figure out what it is like to make a law and better assert our own rights.
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