I have written this treatise for the purpose of the study as to the formative processe of the traditional Korean family system and to show that in what figure it existes in family laws nowadays.
It was because of the long-established convention and t...
I have written this treatise for the purpose of the study as to the formative processe of the traditional Korean family system and to show that in what figure it existes in family laws nowadays.
It was because of the long-established convention and the guard of patriarchal family system that the full equipment of democratic modern law system which has been the most necessary of all thing, was very different from those of many advanced countries.
Up to the 19th century, Korea, typical succession country of the chinese law had succeeded the chines clan rules also in the scope of family system which had attached great importance to the paternal line and ancestor worship.
Therefore I'll examine several systems such as his esteemed surname mourning, clothes system and taboo of marrage between same surnames and will investigate in what figure these systems has become fixed in the traditional Korean family system.
It is needless to say that this paternal family system injures individual freedom, dignity and the modern thought whose fundamental principle is equality of both sexes.
We should change these premodern family laws as soon as possible because they are not democratic and are irrational.
Recently the public opinion is being concertrated on the fact that we should change the family system like this and create the new one suitable for modern current.
So I have written this treatise to help the fundamental principle and the character of Korean family system to be understood and also to offer historical data for work of family laws revision.