전광석 교수님의 사회보장법학 ― 전광석 사회보장법학 眺望 ― = Professor Jeon Kwang-seok's Social Security Law Scholarship

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This paper aims to comprehensively review the scholarly contributions of Professor Jeon Kwang-seok in the field of social security law. Professor Jeon's research in social security law is broadly categorized into constitutional and social security law, general and individual social security laws, the history of social security law, and comparative and international social security law. His work demonstrates that constitutional law and social security law are not isolated sub-disciplines but are constantly interacting, proving that a constitutional approach to social security law is not only possible but essential. In the context of Korean legal studies, Professor Jeon has pursued the uniqueness and systematic nature of social security law from a constitutional perspective, marking a distinct achievement. Social security law ultimately aims to realize constitutional values, considering not only social fundamental rights but the constitution as a whole. The constitution acts as both a proactive guideline and a restrictive norm in the formation of social security law. Professor Jeon's research encompasses not only individual social security policies, like national health insurance or pension schemes, but also the general theory and individual laws of social security law. In 2019, he published ‘The History of Social Security Law in Korea,’ a seminal work that moves beyond traditional historical divisions of social security law to describe the historical evolution of the entire field based on criteria such as political responses to social problems, changes in life risks and lifestyles, new social risks and their understanding, and the interaction between welfare and the ideology of equality. Finally, Professor Jeon's research areas include international social security law and comparative studies, with notable works such as ‘Social Security Law and Social Policy in Germany’ (2008), reflecting changes in Germany's social structure and policies, and ‘International Social Security Law’ (2002), discussing various social security law issues arising from the accelerated international movement of labor.