형법개정에서 개념정의의 필요성- 공무원, 죄, 범죄, 친족, 특수매체기록을 중심으로 - = Artieles : Comments on the Korean Criminal Code Revision Bill of 2011: the Necessity of Definition of Terms Provision

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The Korean Criminal Code was enacted in 1953 just after the end of the Korean War. Since then, the general provisions of the Code were rarely revised, while the provisions on specific crimes have undergone many changes. There is a big difference in economical, political, cultural, and legal situation between 1950`s and 2010`s in Korea, demandingurgent revision to the general part of the Criminal Code. In 2011 the government submitted a revision bill to the Congress, second time after 1992. This paper explores mainly the necessity of general definition clauses in the general part of Korean Criminal Code. Currently, there are no general definitions in the Code and the revision bill, even though some legal terms are not clear enough, considering the harsh effect of the criminal law. So the paper suggests definitions of conduct, criminal offense, crime, relatives, public official, electronic data, etc.