매장제도의 문제점과 개선방안

Since January 13, 2001, the time-limited burial system has been implemented in South Korea. This change is aimed at efficiently utilizing land, preventing public health hazards, and contributing to the improvement of public welfare. This study propose several improvements to ensure the legal effectiveness of burial regulations system operations and the time-limited burial systems. The 「Act on Funeral Services, ETC」 needs to be amended concerning funeral practices. The definition in Article 14, Paragraph 1, Subparagrapf 1 of the law, which defines a spouse’s joint grave as an 'individual grave' should be amended to 'family grave’. In order to legally comply with the definition in Article 14, Paragraph 1, the “post-installation notification system for private cemeteries” in Article 7, Paragraph 1 of the 「Act on Funeral Services, ETC」, should be amended to “pre-permission system for private cemeteries". In addition, I suggest several improvements to reslove the issue of the legal binding of Article 8 Paragraph of the 「Act on Funeral Services, ETC」. One is the burial reservation should be completed through the e-Haneul Funeral Information System. It is an online system that does not allow burial reservations, unless there is prior approval for the establishment of a cemetery, The other is the report of death worksheet should include not only the place of death, but also the burial method and the location of the burial. The legal binding is necessary to prevent individuals from assuming that they can use their private property as a graves without prior approval from the establishment of the cemetery report. The significance of this study is that it provides policy suggestions that can be implemented in the Korean burial system.