Conference
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea provides forums, such as symposiums and conferences, for discussing and exploring how to better uphold the rule of law and to improve how we administer justice.
The Court held its first judicial symposium in 2009 on "International Trends in Corporate Insolvency Proceedings," and hosted a judicial colloquium on "International Trends in the Electronic Reporting System" the following year.
The Court held its first judicial symposium in 2009 on "International Trends in Corporate Insolvency Proceedings," and hosted a judicial colloquium on "International Trends in the Electronic Reporting System" the following year.
Since then, the Korean judiciary has organized symposiums and conferences on a wide range of issues to further advance the Korean judiciary. International conferences have been hosted by the Judicial Research and Training Institute (JRTI), the Judicial Policy Research Institute (JPRI), the Intellectual Property (IP) High Court, and the Seoul Family Court.
The JRTI held a conference on "Change and Transformation" in 2019, and in 2021 held another commemorating the JRTI's 50th anniversary of the JRTI, which addressed "Judicial Challenges in the Digital and Pandemic Age." Most recently, in 2023, they held the international conference "The Judicial Response to the Paradigm Shift" to discuss the judiciary's future directions.
In 2020, the JPRI collaborated with three major international trade organizations-the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law-to host the conference "International Commercial Litigation: Recent Developments and Future Challenges."
While in 2022, the Sentencing Commission invited world-renowned experts on sentencing for the conference "Reasonable Sentencing: Current Trends and Future Challenges."
As for the IP High Court of Korea, since its inaugural conference in 2015, it has hosted the International IP Court Conference each year. The first conference addressed "Court, IP, Innovation." The upcoming 2024 conference will feature topics, such as the preferred forum in international IP disputes, providing a platform for discussions on significant global issues in IP law.
And the 2023 Seoul Family Court International Conference was held to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Seoul Family Court's opening. The conference addressed the current status and challenges of visitation rights, with discussions on the role of courts and society in supporting and ensuring visitation rights.
[ 2024 IOJT-JRTI Conference, 11th IOJT International Conference ]
[ 2024 International IP Court conference ]
