Seoul Northern District Court Holds Academic Symposium with Five Law Schools: "Interaction Between Academia and Practice Is Important"

[Financial News] Judges and professors from law schools gathered to discuss current issues in trial practice, creating a forum for academic exchange.
According to legal circles on the 15th, the Seoul Northern District Court held the 2026 Law School Academic Symposium at the court building the previous day, jointly with Sungkyunkwan University School of Law and five nearby law schools.
The symposium was attended by judges from the Seoul Northern District Court, as well as the deans and 17 professors from five law schools: Sungkyunkwan University, Korea University, University of Seoul, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and Kyung Hee University. They exchanged views through presentations and designated discussions on legal theory and trial practice.
The symposium consisted of two sessions. In the first session, Won Hye-su, a professor at Sungkyunkwan University School of Law, presented on "The Board of Directors’ Duties in Management-Control Disputes." Im Jung-ha, a professor at University of Seoul School of Law, and Kwon Jae-yeol, a professor at Kyung Hee University Law School, took part as designated discussants and debated the duties borne by boards of directors during management-control disputes.
In the second session, Choi Jeong-yoon, a judge at the Seoul Northern District Court, presented on "Practical Issues in Stalking Crimes." Sanghyun Kim, a professor at Korea University School of Law, and Min, Soo Young, a professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies School of Law, served as discussants and shared their views on key legal issues in stalking cases and trial practice.
The Seoul Northern District Court signed a memorandum of understanding in 2015 with four law schools in its jurisdiction—Korea University, University of Seoul, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and Kyung Hee University—and has continued exchanges and cooperation, including academic seminars. The joint seminar, which had been suspended for some time due to COVID-19, resumed in 2024.
Starting this year, the event was renamed the "Law School Academic Symposium" to broaden the scope of the previous seminar, and Sungkyunkwan University School of Law was added as a new co-organizing institution. The number of participating law schools was also increased to five, strengthening academic exchanges between the legal community and the courts.
The Seoul Northern District Court plans to hold the academic symposium regularly, expand exchanges between the court and academia, and continue discussions on current issues in trial practice.
Yoon Sang-do, Chief Judge of the Seoul Northern District Court, said, "Academia offers practice new perspectives and directions, while practice poses vivid questions about real-world problems to academia. Through this interaction, trials can develop in a more thorough and consistent manner, while legal research can gain greater realism and depth."
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