공직부패 방지를 위한 공직자의 이해충돌 방지규정의 검토- 체계성 및 이해가능성 심사를 중심으로 -

Public corruption has been regarded as one of the serious problems in Korea. As an important method for anti-corruption, legal system for proper control on public official’s conflict of interest has attracted many people these days. The problem of ‘public official’s conflict of interest’ is important in itself. But it is more important that the public official’s position is an authorized representative by the people. It means that the relationship between the people and the public officials is the basis of a democratic society. In Korea, a lot of Anti-corruption Laws have been made already such as 『The National Public Service Law』, 『The Local Public Service Law』, 『The Public Service Ethics Act』, 『Code of Conduct for Public Officials』 etc. Additionally, it is in the process of 『Bill on the Prevention of Unjust Solicitations and Conflict of Interest』legislation for anit-corruption including regulations on public official’s conflict of interest. So, this study examines the current legislations (including 『Bill on the Prevention of Unjust Solicitations and Conflict of Interest』) regulating public official’s conflict of interests in the perspective of the systemicity and the understandability. In conclusion, the current legislations regulating conflict of interests meet the minimum standards, but it is need to deal with a variety of plan of improvements including an integration of scattered laws from a longer-term perspective.