濟州特別自治道의 對外交涉 法制

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Jeju (Province) has striven to be the key region to develop the nation as well as Jeju and improve living condition and social welfare by making Jeju into a competitive and environmentally friendly, Free International City under 「the Special Act on Jeju Free International City」 since 2002. Recently Jeju, Which is establishing itself as a free international city, introduces an advanced self-governing community model based on self-regulation and creativity. Central Government and Jeju Province jointly forwarded the plan to transform Jeju into a special self-governing province in order to promote the free international city project.
Jeju (Island) has been also engaged in building an Island of World Peace that can contribute to the construction of a just welfare community and the replacement of cold war relics with peace on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. The idea of Jeju as an Island of World Peace was proposed mainly by the academia and civil society as a vision and development strategy for a new future of Jeju in the 21st century. It was under these circumstances that in 1999 「the Special Act on Jeju Development.」 was revised, thus providing a legal basis for designating Jeju as an Island of World Peace. This legal rationale was further supported and strengthened in Article 12 of 「the Special Act on Jeju Free International City」.
「The Special Act on the Establishment of Jeju Special Self-governing Province and the Creation of Free International City」(hereinafter cited as Special Act ) was passed by the National Assembly and became effective on July 1, 2006. Accordingly Jeju Province could obtain a special legal status as the Special Self-governing Province and the Central Government s affairs and authority were drastically transferred to Jeju Special Self-governing Province.
But, there is no quasi-governmental authority and special legal institutions in the Special Act for the Jeju Special Self-governing Province to make an external relations for inducing foreign capital and promoting peaceful cooperation with other foreign local entities. An effective execution of the projects for Jeju Free International City and Island of World Peace would require more strong and systematic approach to build up the legislative, administrative and financial foundation including a diplomatic competence for mutual cooperation and division of roles and responsibilities by the central Government, Jeju Special Self-governing Province and other non-State actors.