Introduction of Korean Judicial System

The seminar introduced Korea's legal system briefly in comparison with the Australian legal system. The seminar covered the organisation of the judiciary and composition of the court, and introduced recent changes in the legal training and appointment of judges. It also explained some features of trials, which is the jury trial system in criminal trials and the operation of the ADR in civil trials. .

Yun-Kyung Bae is a Judge in Seoul Central District Court in Korea. She completed a Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Laws at Seoul National University, as well as completing the course at Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. She was initially appointed a Judge in 2007 at Seoul Central District Court. She was a visiting scholar at the Melbourne Law School under the Overseas Training Programme of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (August 2017 – August 2018). In this programme, Judge Bae focused on study on Competition Law, especially the amendment of Australian Competition Law regarding Concerted Practice.