법과대학 폐지 이후 학부에서의 법학교육

Beginning in 2018, fostering legal professionals has become fully integrated with the bar exam, where only graduates of law schools can apply, and existing law schools have disappeared from the school in which law schools are installed. This has led to a significant change in law education in the undergraduate department, which has been in charge of law schools. The abolition of law departments due to the introduction of the law school system has led to a contraction in the law education system in universities. This has caused problems that run counter to the lack of law education, poor education in specialized law schools, and the trend of convergence of academic fields. But at this point, it is a matter of careful approach as it is highly likely that the law school system will be abolished and returned to the past. It is time for the current system to consider ways to revitalize undergraduate law education. Although law schools have been tasked with fostering professional law schools, there is a clear social demand for undergraduate law education as there are areas requiring talented people with legal knowledge. It is necessary to set goals and prepare education courses to satisfy this. The importance of living law education for democratic citizens as well as professional law education and research should not be overlooked. We need to diversify and strengthen the liberal arts department, and develop new law classes in line with the changing times. Reform of education courses and improvement of institutions are required.