"Preface" [2012] ELECD 865; in Kim, Hwa-Jin (ed), "Korean Business Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012)

Book Title: Korean Business Law

Editor(s): Kim, Hwa-Jin

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781781003398

Section Title: Preface

Number of pages: 1

Extract:

Preface
The Korean business and financial sectors continue to evolve rapidly in a
dynamic and sophisticated way. Accordingly, the corresponding laws and
regulations of such continue to adapt by promulgating new laws and cre-
ating precedents in an attempt to provide a fair and effective governance
and market environment.
This book describes corporate and financial laws of Korea and ana-
lyzes current issues from academic and practical perspectives, providing
a unique tool for understanding law, business and finance in Korea.
The book provides commentaries from the most renowned scholars and
professionals engaged in business and financial laws. The content of the
book largely covers three major practice areas: corporate law, financial
law, and mergers and acquisitions. Each area is covered thoroughly and
provides a practical perspective in addition to political implications. The
chapters explore such standard issues of Korean corporate law as director
liability and minority shareholder protection from a comparative perspec-
tive, paying special attention to the dynamic practice area of mergers and
acquisitions. They also cover the cutting-edge topics of Korean financial
law, including private equity, structured finance and foreign financial
institutions. Finally, the book provides a grand picture of the Korean
business and financial sector that allows readers to compare and under-
stand Korea's position in connection with the global advancement of
business and financial law.
Some of the chapters of this book are shortened and updated versions of
the articles previously appeared in the Journal of Korean Law. I thank the
Journal for graciously ...