This paper aims for a consideration of some legal issues for statutory interpretation concluded by Korean Statutory Interpretation Deliberation Committee(hereinafter called SIDC) under the Ministry of Government Legislation(hereinafter called MOLEG). There are some legal characteristics of SIDC in Korea. First, it's not an governmental organization to do a orthodox judicial interpretation but a kind of administrational interpretation. Therefore, SIDC pursuits uniformity and consistency of statutory interpretation in administrational process in the Executive of Korea. But, it has to be abided by the principle of due process of law because of its quasi-judicial characteristic. In Korea, MOLEG should have a right of statutory interpretation in the government. Its right is delegated to SIDC which is an independent organization consisting of law specialists. Another feature of SIDC statutory interpretation is that it has not judicial binding effect but administrational force. Also, SIDC statutory interpretation should not restrict the judiciary power, so statutory interpretation could be reversed by a court. However, confidence of people in SIDC statutory interpretation should be legally protected. Some could be pointed out to reform activities of SIDC. It has to prepare special regulations for the committee's composition, process or decision to improve independency of SIDC under the principle of due process of law. Also, SIDC should keep a specific provision like 'SIDC decision should restrict the minister of MOLEG , but he could request reconsideration of the decisions concluded by the committee if he has an objection to them. The committee has found lots of legislational defects of statutes through its interpretation, and helps to revise and improve these statutes. SIDC has made contribution not only to promote law-suitability of administration but to develop constitutionalism of Korea.
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Ⅰ. 글머리에 Ⅱ. 법제처의 법령해석과 법령해석심의위원회 Ⅲ. 법령해석의 구속력 Ⅳ. 법령해석 결과의 입법반영 Ⅴ. 맺는 말 [Abstract]
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법령해석심의위원회법령해석유권해석법령질의법제처법해석Ministry of Government LegislationStatutory InterpretationLegal InterpretationAuthoritative Interpretation of Law
오늘날 대륙법계 국가는 물론 영미법계 국가에서도 제정법의 중요성이 점증하고 있음에도 불구하고 그동안 법학의 주된 관심은 해석법학에 머무르고 있는 것이 현실이다. 같은 맥락에서 법률전문가들도 한결 같이 법의 해석·적용에만 천착하고 있을 뿐이며 해석·적용의 전제가 되는 입법 자체에 대하여 관심과 소양을 가지고 있는 전문가는 찾아보기 힘든 실정이다. 국민의 여론을 충실히 반영하면서도 형평성과 체계성·조화성 등을 고루 갖추어 헌법과 입법원칙에 부합하는 입법이 적시에 이루어진다면 불필요한 법적 분쟁을 예방하고 국민의 법 생활을 윤택하게 하며 법치주의의 성공적인 구현에 크게 기여할 수 있을 것이다. 입법학회는 이러한 전제 하에 올바른 입법을 위한 이론적 토대를 마련하기 위한 학문적 탐구를 진행하고자 함.