법령의 숲:헌법 개정과 국법체계 변화-헌법과 법률 간의 ‘연계성’과 ‘법률 모델’을 중심으로-

The Korean national legal system consists of 130,000 legal norms, including Constitutional law, 1,435 legislative acts, and subordinate laws. This vast system of national laws(the normative matrix) can be described as the “Forest of Laws.” It is very important to look down through the forest of statutes and the entire legal system and see the structure of differentiation. On the basis of looking through the forest of statutes, we must address the increasing complexity and difficulty of the national legal system. In order to prevent reckless mass production of laws, the government needs to grasp the national legal system accurately. A society that reflects more deeply on legislative priority should be pursed. Also, throughout the national legal system of the Republic of Korea, excessive and outdated laws should be drastically reformed(abolished). With the amendment to the Constitution, a major overhaul of the entire legal system must be carried out. All members of society should think once again about how our society distributes national budget through the legislation. We should correct problems that make wasteful budget expenditures and gain institutional benefits with the creation of unnecessary laws. This paper is the first attempt to establish a linkage between the Constitution and the law. Furthermore, it is an original study showing that all laws can be classified into a uniform pattern of legal model. It is the national legal system that has set various promises necessary for the operation and maintenance of the nation and society. Humanistic insights on the radical restructuring is needed on how to develop the national legal system and legislative culture more sophisticated and efficient.