The Constitution of South Korea av Chaihark (Yonsei University South Korea) Hahm

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<p><b>The constitutional system of South Korea is a work in progress, and this volume fleshes out and makes intelligible to foreign readers that process within the specific political and historical context of modern South Korea.</b><br><br>The current South Korean Constitution of 1987 is the culmination of decades-long efforts by the South Korean people to achieve democratic self-government. It is the fruition of untold sacrifices made by dedicated citizens who tirelessly fought to rein in the power of the government under some form of constitutional rule. In that sense, it should be understood against the backdrop of South Korea¿s experimentation with constitutionalism that began at the turn of the last century. Yet, it also represents a radical break, the beginning of a new era which ended a long political history of ¿constitution without constitutionalism¿.<br><br>For the first time in the history of the South Korean nation, the constitution has become a living norm rather than an o