기업 관련 법 개정의 분석 과제 －통상협상과 국회의 역할－

Abstract

【Abstract】 As Analysis Assignment on Amending Business Related Laws: Trade Negotiations and the role of National Assembly Sang-Han Whang The Law of Trade Negotiation Procedure is the one with which the National Assembly intends to be actively involved in the trade policy or trade negotiation from the first stage as well as to play a role for the ratification consent. This Law includes the clauses not only for ratification consent but also for the consent by the National Assembly for signing the agreement. It is true that the National Assembly has not played even a role in the ratification consent as described in the Constitution regarding any treaty or convention on trade. It is not only because the government has kept all information to itself but also because the National Assembly has not paid any attention to the importance of the treaty or convention. Moo-Hyun Roh, the President of Korea, has firmly expressed his position that he would turn down any bill if it would try to expand the role of National Assembly on any trade policy or negotiations. However, in spite of this statement by the President, even the ruling party also submitted draft which substantially expands the role of the National Assembly. The purpose of all these efforts, which was the "reason" for the ruling party to ignore the position by the President, is not to repeat any mistake that was made through the monopoly of information by the government. However, this paper shows a serious concern that even if it would make possible to achieve this goal by this enactment, there is another concern that we also need any tools for not repeating the mistake made by the National Assembly. Also, each National Assembly Member has different perspectives and views, and each party does not the same position and evaluation. We also have noticed the serious conflicts at the National Assembly whenever different views and positions were not met. We have hardly seen a compromise to make each party all winners. Without assuring that the National Assembly Members would work for the national interest and not for its representing group, and that the National Assembly Members were experts on trade and economic policy, it would make worse if there we should have any law which enables the National Assembly to play more roles in trade negotiations. It thus would be very unrealistic if we should have any law which expands the role of the National Assembly in trade negotiations with foreign countries.