회사법 개정을 중심으로 살펴본 한국 회사법의 발전과정과 과제

Korean Corporate Law(as a part of Korean Commercial Law) was established in 1962. It has revised 7 times. Since economic crisis of Korea in 1997, revisions of Korean Corporate Law have aimed to improve corporate governance, support restructuring, raise capital and apply information technology to corporate management which are the common goal of corporate law of every country. It has also introduced independence directors, audit committees and executive officers to meet global standard of corporate governance which is base on U. S. Corporate Law. To develop Korean Corporate Law to be a reasonable and efficient one, some major points are to be considered as follows. First, when a new system is to be introduced to meet global standard of corporate governance, the harmony of new system and existing one should be considered. Second, empirical approach should be needed to avoid alienation Corporate Law from the reality of corporations. Lastly provisions in Securities Exchange Law and other particular laws which regulate corporations should be consistent with Corporate Law.