The most salient feature o f the contemporary Korean law is that it is divided into the South and N orth Korean laws. Chongko Choi, South Korean Law and N orth Korean Law. Comparison and Reunification, Seoul I jziv Journal, 40-4 ，2000，pp. 41-55. .Toward the ultimate unification o f Korean peninsula, the legal unification must be considered seriously in advance. Political unification m ight be easier, in a sense, than the legal unification. Legal scholars are pdm adly responsible for this difficult task This presentation w ill survey briefly how the South and N orth Korean laws have been formed and how similar and different they are in system and contents. The presenter believes that such an overview would be necessary before going into the analysis in details. South Korea has ca. 4000 current laws, which m ight be called as a sort o f flood o f statues”(Gesetzesflut) o f contemporary industrialized society. N orth Korea is one o f the rare states which have no legal code as a book form. Therefore, it is not possible to numerate the current laws of. North Korea. The comparison o f both legal systems is confronted with such a fundamental problem from the beginning. In spite o f this difficulty, I w ill try on the basis o f my gathering the N orth Korean laws and through my personal research experience over 20 years.
Introduction
I. Common Legal Tradition of Korea
II. South Korean Law
III. North Korean Law
IV. Possibility of Legal Unification
Conclusion
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