This is my second draft - assignment 1

Name : Jung Jaehoon

Date : 24. 6. 10

Second draft

How are Laws Made in Korea

 

        Have you ever heard about the revised Sejong city law? Now in Korea, members of the National Assembly’s most difficult problem is the revised Sejong city law. It will be the hottest issue in this session of the National Assembly, because the government party could not reach the majority. Weather the law will be passed or not, it'll change the life style of Sejong city's people. If laws were made or amended, our life would be changed. Then, I'll give you one question. Do you know that how are the Korean laws made? I want to write about it for people who don't know how the Korean laws are made.

 

        First of all, laws are introduced to the National Assembly in three ways. One thing is that laws are introduced by members of the National Assembly. This is most well known way to introduce the law. However, laws cannot be introduced by one member of the National Assembly. When they introduce laws they need over the 20 member's signature. Other way is that laws are introduced by the government administrations. Since, the government administrations know well what sort of laws need in our society. Furthermore, this way is most common to introduce laws in Korea. Last thing is that laws are introduced by the Blue House. The president of Korea can introduce laws to the National Assembly. This is the only way to introduce the law by one person. Accordingly, there are three ways to introduce laws to the National Assembly in Korea.

 

        Next, laws that be introduced in three ways need to be passed by members of the National Assembly. Members of the National Assembly have to join one of the National Assembly Committee. Then, members of the committee evaluate laws that belong to their committee. Most of laws are revised by them at this process, because members of the committee who the government party and the opposite parties could have different opinions of each laws. However, laws passed by members of the committee could be rejected, since the whole members of the National Committee could have different opinions on each law, even their party agreed with those laws. Furthermore, even if laws passed the National Assembly Committee, it should be passed by a majority vote. Therefore, every law needs the agreement of the members of the National Assembly.

 

        Lastly, laws need the president's signature. Even, laws are passed by the National Assembly it could not be effective in Korea without his signature. In this time, he can deny laws. In fact, most of laws will be signed by the president. If he denied signing laws, it would be sent back to the National Assembly. As a result, laws have to be signed by the president.

 

        The Korean laws are made in three steps. First of all, laws are introduced by members of the National Assembly, the government administrators or the president of Korea. Then, laws need to be passed by the National Committee and a majority votes. Finally, it needs the signature of the president. As I have shown, Korea's laws need these three steps.