How legally are laws made in Korea?
Hwang Yoo Jung 200904349
Intermediate English Writing I (Tue 78)
April 2, 2011
One day, imagine that you were heavily insulted by anonymous users over internet chatting. You want to punish them legally. No matter how hard you search all the laws, however, you can't find even one provision. After all, you give up. But while cyber defamation becomes a serious social problem, people begin to demand a new law. This is how the new law can be created like "cyber defamation law" It seems to be a little simple, but it is not in reality. Now let's look into the process in which laws are made stage by stage.
First of all, our constitution says that only the government and a congressman can introduce a bill before Parliament. The government should review the bill in a cabinet meeting before submitting it; whereas, a congressman can propose the bill when over 10 men sponsor it. Besides, the bills, which some actions should be taken on concerning a budget, need the detailed statement. Congressmen, if necessary, can withdraw a draft of a proposed law, but once it is submitted either to a plenary session or a standing committee, it must meet with their approbation. Likewise, the government must get consent from a plenary session or a standing committee when it corrects or withdraws bills raised on the Congress agenda. Also, the Congress can demand to correct bills submitted by the government whereas the government can't do like that.
Next, it is the legislative that evaluates and decides the submitted bills. The proposed bills should be evaluated at the standing committee concerned, and then the decided bills are sent to the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. The Legislation and Judiciary Committee, after reviewing and correcting the bills, refers them to a standing committee. After that, the bills can be decided if the majority of the incumbent Congress members are present and the majority of them approve. Meanwhile, when the bills can't be decided at a standing committee, the Chairman of Assembly submits it himself to a plenary session.
Finally, the law, decided by the legislative, is sent to the government and the President should proclaim it within 15 days. And the law generally comes into force after 20 days from the day of its promulgation. When the President doesn't agree with the decided law, however, he can return it and demand to review again. This is the very presidential veto. In this case, if the majority of current congressmen are present and over two thirds of them approve, the returned law can be decided again. Then, the law becomes effective whether the President consents to it or not.
To bring a new law to effect, the government and the Congress propose it, the legislative review it, and finally the President should sign it. Besides, every country has its own legal system and even in a country, the legal system changes with the times. Really the legal system and jurisprudence is not such simple. In a society governed by law, however, the most important concept should be justice. The law should not support just one group, especially the privileged. Also it should not be interpreted or enacted arbitrarily without social consent. Through the legal system based on justice or social consent etc., society could be more stable.
1. Your main point seemed to be a process of legislation.
ReplyDelete2. I particularly like your hook. It's kind of some experience that anyone can have. So, it makes me more focused on your essay.
3. In your last body paragraph, you wrote the exact numbers. I think precise details make your essay more credible. Next time, I will also pay attention to details.
4. For me, the words are pretty unfamiliar.(Of course, it means that I do not have a wide vocabulary) So, if you make your overlong parts of the sentences a little bit shorter, your essay will be more understandable for many readers. Do you know what I mean? My explanation is bad :(
200503311 Chang-Min Ji said.....
ReplyDelete1. Although its subject is very hard, you have written the introduction easily and friendly. It make me relatively convenient.
2.Main point is the process in which laws are made in Korea.
3. I can't decide what a sentence is powerful. Generally, I'm surprised that your usage of grammar is perfect, even though you write the essay using advanced grammar.
4. I'm not sure but think that the phrase 'To bring a new law to effect' is Korean English, isn't it? In my opinion, 'become effective' or 'come into force' is right.
5. The title 'How legally are laws made in Korea?' means ‘한국에서는 법이 얼마나 합법적으로 만들어지는가?’ I think your intention is to express it; 'How process makes laws legally in Korea?'
You use 'big word' which is negative. But I think it was an avoidable choice because of its subject.
How are laws made in Korea?
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Hwang Yoo Jung 200904349
Intermediate English Writing I (Tue 78)
One day, imagine that you were heavily insulted by anonymous users over Internet chatting. You want to punish them legally. No matter how hard you search all the laws, however, you can't find even one provision. After all, you give up. But while cyber defamation becomes a serious social problem, people demand a new law. This is how the new law can be created like "cyber defamation law" It seems to be a little simple, but it is not in reality. Now let's look into the process in which laws are made stage by stage.
First of all, our constitution says that only the government and a congressman can introduce a bill before Parliament. The government should review the bill in a cabinet meeting before submitting it; whereas, a congressman can propose the bill when over 10 men sponsor it. Besides, the bills, which some actions should be taken on concerning a budget, need the detailed statement. Congressmen, if necessary, can withdraw the draft of proposed law. But once the bill is submitted to either a plenary session or a standing committee, it must meet with their approbation. Likewise, the government must get consent from a plenary session or a standing committee when it corrects or withdraws bills raised on the Congress agenda. Also, the Congress can demand to correct bills submitted by the government whereas the government can't do like that.
Next, it is the legislative that evaluates and decides the submitted bills. The proposed bills are evaluated at the standing committee concerned, and then the decided bills are sent to the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. The Legislation and Judiciary Committee, after reviewing and correcting the bills, refers them to a standing committee. After that, the bills can be decided if the majority of the incumbent Congress members are present and the majority of them approve. Meanwhile, when the bills can't be decided at a standing committee, the Chairman of Assembly submits it himself to a plenary session.
Finally, the law, decided by the legislative, is sent to the government. And it should be proclaimed by the President within 15 days. The law generally comes into force after 20 days from the day of its promulgation. When the President doesn't agree with the decided law, however, he can demand to review it again. This is the very presidential veto. In this case, if the majority of current congressmen are present and over two thirds of them approve, the returned law can be decided again. Then, the law becomes effective whether the President consents to it or not.
To bring a new law to effect, the government and the Congress propose it; the legislative reviews it; and finally, the President should sign it. Besides, every country has its own legal system, and even in a country, the legal system changes with the times. Really the legal system and jurisprudence is not such simple. In a society governed by law, however, the most important concept should be justice. The law should not support just one group, especially the privileged. Also it should not be interpreted or enacted arbitrarily without social consent. Through the legal system based on justice or social consent, society can more stable.