Title
Which People? Whose Constitution? A Comparative Look at Constitutional Founding in Korea and Japan
Publication Date
10-22-2013
Abstract
Professor Hahm examines the process of constitutional founding in South Korea and Japan after World War II. His lecture revisits a number of legal and political issues that were hotly contested by the drafters at the time. Professor Hahm also highlights a more general theoretical problem that confronted efforts to establish democratic constitutional orders for the first time. The lecture raises questions about our received understanding regarding a number of issues, including ideas about the legitimacy of a constitution, assumptions regarding the identity of the sovereign people, and the role of the past in the creation of a new constitutional order.
Runtime: 01:12:20
Recommended Citation
Hahm, Chaihark, "Which People? Whose Constitution? A Comparative Look at Constitutional Founding in Korea and Japan" (2013). The Morris Lecture in International and Comparative Law. 11.
https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/morris/11
2013 Morris Lecture Brochure