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The Unmasked Aviation Accident Investigation System in Japan (일본항공사고 조사제도의 진실)

  • Sekiguchi, Masao
    • The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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    • v.16
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    • pp.65-74
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    • 2002
  • The Japanese Aviation Accident Investigation Board has two faces. While the surface of the Board is a one of the very accident investigation organ, its shadow face is a one of the very expert witness drawing up a requested written opinion for the sake of the criminal investigation of the Police under the two secret inter-ministerial accords. This Paper proposes that some evidence obtained by investigation ought to be protected for disclosure and use by privilege derived from on of our most basic legal principles: "Nemo debet se-ipsem accusare-no one is required to incriminate oneself-".

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Medical Practice and the Fundamental Rights: Approaching by Constitutional Interpretation (의료행위와 기본권: 헌법 해석적 접근)

  • Chang, Cheoljoon
    • The Korean Society of Law and Medicine
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.11-34
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    • 2014
  • Promulgation of the medical practice rule without specific definition in Medical Law has brought about many constitutional issues. The major issue is that the law has the government punish unlicensed medical practice without defining what it is. Instead, the law chooses a license-centered structure of criminal punishment for medical malpractice, saying "no one can practice medicine without the government-approved license." This regulation violates the rule of "void for vagueness" based on the principle of "nulla poena nullum crimen sine lege." Judicial interpretation should be required for a citizen to understand the Medical Law provision intuitively. In addition, the law infringes upon the freedom of occupation of the unlicensed and the licensed who wish to extend his or her practice area for "holistic medicine." The central issue of the law is that it was established under no ground of professionalism even though medical practice has been understood professional. The government has centrally controlled the medical field for its needs. Lastly, the current law violates the right of medical selection of the consumers of medicine. Because patients have the right of health and life, they have to hold the latitude of selection for medical treatments. Especially, they should have an opportunity for considering the Complementary and Alternative Medicine if they want. But under the current rules, this medicine is not permitted. To correct those problems, a new provision for the definition of medical practice should be adopted at once.

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Categorization of medical activities in the essential surgical field that require criminal immunity -As part of solving the manpower shortage in essential medical hospitals in the surgical field- (형사면책이 필요한 외과계 필수의료행위의 범주화 - 외과계 필수의료 병원 인력난 해결을 위한 일환으로 -)

  • Phils Kim
    • The Korean Society of Law and Medicine
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.101-130
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    • 2023
  • Korea has very easy access to tertiary hospitals, including university hospitals, among OECD countries, and patients can reach the emergency room of a university hospital within 1-2 hours. However, there are many so-called 'essential medical' blind spots where people die because they do not receive surgery in time. In particular, in the case of essential medical care in the surgical field, despite basic surgery, there is a shortage of medical staff to perform outpatient surgery in emergency situations at university hospitals. Although this lack of manpower has a problem with low insurance premiums for surgery, it also has a very large impact on the burden of criminal liability for medical malpractice, which increases the incidence in case of emergencies. Here, we propose crime immunity to solve the manpower shortage of converged smart surgical essential medical (SES) hospitals. Currently, the medical community agrees on the need for crime immunity, but it is an ambiguous scope of immunity that has not reached a national consensus. We would like to present clear standards for essential medical practices (surgery) that require criminal immunity.

Pharmaceutical Affairs Act Issues Related to Self-administration of Medicines by Medical Personnel (의료인의 자가 투약 관련 약사법 쟁점)

  • Sungmin Park
    • The Korean Society of Law and Medicine
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.3-26
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    • 2023
  • This paper reviewed the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act issues in case of self-administration of medicines by medical personnel without going through the general process (prescription, dispensing, distribution, administration). If a medical personnel self-medicates, the medicine supplier or medical personnel may be subject to criminal punishment under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act. The core reprehensibility of the punishment lies in undermining the order in distribution of medicines stipulated in the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act. First, the sale of medicines by a medicine supplier to medical personnel may be the violation of Article 47 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act. However, if it was distributed for the case where medical personnels can dispense it directly under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, it can be justified under the general provision of the Criminal Act (justifiable act, the exclusion of illegality). If medicine suppliers distribute medicines knowing that the medical personnel acquires medicines for selfadministration, they can be punished as the violation of Article 47 of Pharmaceutical Act. Second, when a medical personnel acquires a medicine for the purpose of self-administration, the medicine supplier distributes the medicine under the false pretense that the medical personnel acquires the medicine for the case in which the medical personnel can directly dispense the medicine according to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act. At this time, even if the medicine supplier has received all the payment for the medicines, the distribution of the medicines by deceit can constitute the fraud under the Criminal Act. Third, self-administration by medical personnel is a the violation of Article 23 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act. It is not a justifiable act under the general provision of the Criminal Act. This is because it is the abuse of the special status granted to medical personnel in the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, which undermines the order in distribution of medicines.

A Study on the Problems of Procedural Law Against Cyber Crimes in Korea - On the Trend of Procedural Law Against Cyber Crimes of U.S - (우리 사이버범죄 대응 절차의 문제점에 관한 연구 - 미국의 사이버범죄대응절차법을 중심으로 -)

  • Lim Byoung-Rak;Oh Tae-Kon
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.11 no.4 s.42
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    • pp.231-241
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    • 2006
  • When current cyber attacks to information and communication facilities are examined, technologies such as chase evasion technology and defense deviation technology have been rapidly advanced and many weak systems worldwide are often used as passages. And when newly-developed cyber attack instruments are examined, technologies for prefect crimes such as weakness attack, chase evasion and evidence destruction have been developed and distributed in packages. Therefore, there is a limit to simple prevention technology and according to cases, special procedures such as real-time chase are required to overcome cyber crimes. Further, cyber crimes beyond national boundaries require to be treated in international cooperation and relevant procedural arrangements through which the world can fight against them together. However, in current laws, there are only regulations such as substantial laws including simple regulations on Punishment against violation. In procedure, they are treated based on the same procedure as that of general criminal cases which are offline crimes. In respect to international cooperation system, international criminal private law cooperation is applied based on general criminals, which brings many problems. Therefore, this study speculates the procedural law on cyber crimes and presents actual problems of our country and its countermeasures.

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Public Perception of a Criminal DNA Database in Korea

  • Lee, Ji Hyun;Cho, Sohee;Kim, Moon Young;Lee, Seung Hwan;Lee, Hwan Young;Lee, Soong Deok;LoCascio, Sarah Prusoff;Jung, Kyu Won
    • Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.75-93
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    • 2019
  • Background: Since 2010, Korea has maintained a DNA database of those convicted of or awaiting trial for certain crimes. There have been proposals to expand the list of crimes included in this database, or conversely, omit certain crimes if they are committed during protests. An understanding of the feelings of the public as we consider the ethical, legal, and social aspects of a DNA database and as revisions to laws are made is required. Methodology: Questions related to the DNA database were included in the nationally representative Korean Academic Multimode Open Survey (KAMOS) panel (June-August 2016). Results: Of 2,000 randomly selected panel members, 1,013 respondents participated in this survey, including 89.2% who supported the existence of a criminal DNA database. The current system of storing DNA profiles until a suspect's acquittal or a convict's death was supported by 79.5% of respondents. In addition, 70.8% of respondents agreed with the expansion of crime categories included in the criminal database. Many (93.4%) respondents favored genetic testing and data storage to determine the identity and cause of death for people who die of unnatural causes. Some differences in attitude related to social class were noted, with those who self-identified as members of the upper class more likely to support the database and its expansion to include additional crimes than those who self-identified as middle or lower class. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that Koreans generally support the criminal DNA database.

A Study on the Criminal Justice Rehabilitation System of Sweden (스웨덴 법무보호복지제도 연구)

  • Kwon, Joon-Sung;Gong, Jung-Sik;Hyun, Mun-Jung
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.22 no.10
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    • pp.506-514
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    • 2022
  • The method of suppressing recidivism through punishment centered on punishment is showing limitations through criminal policy research in many countries. As an alternative to this, a restorative judicial law aimed at returning criminals to members of society through reconciliation and coordination of community members, victims, and perpetrators is emerging as a paradigm for crime prevention and recidivism. Sweden is a representative welfare state and is confirming positive effects through correction of criminals based on restorative justice. In addition, it has a stable system related to the legal protection welfare system, and maintains a low recidivism rate and social security through scientific and reasonable operation using evidence-based principles in the evaluation and certification process of operating programs. However, research on the legal protection system implemented in advanced welfare and correctional countries, including Sweden, is still insufficient in Korea. Therefore, this study aims to explore the direction of the domestic legal protection system through a review of Swedish criminal policy and legal protection system, and to identify insufficient areas and complementary points of the domestic system to lay the foundation for improving the domestic legal protection welfare system and expanding business.

A Study on Problems and Improvement Measures for Juvenile Protection Cases (소년보호사건의 처리상의 문제점과 개선방안)

  • Kang, Soo-Hwan
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.20 no.11
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    • pp.323-332
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    • 2020
  • The current juvenile law has to be improved in the following respects: First, there is no clear and objective basis for the process divided into criminal and protective dispositions. Second, the spirit of legislation to protect the boy is understandable, but when reviewing the application process of the juvenile law to actual juvenile crimes, it is hard to find such spirit. Third, in dealing with juvenile protection cases, the outcome and process of disposal should be reflected in the boy's protection ideology. Finally, efforts should be made to shorten the processing period of the case, curb the transfer of violent criminals to juvenile detention center, and integrate the latter part of the first and sixth disposition.

Synthesis of Composite Particles with Fe3O4 core and Ag Shell for the Development of Fingerprints

  • Zhang, Ling-Yan;Chu, Ting
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.1457-1461
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    • 2013
  • The $Fe_3O_4$-core and Ag-shell ($Fe_3O_4@Ag$ nanoeggs) were prepared through the encapsulation of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane-coated magnetite nanoparticle in nano-Ag shell by a simple chemically controlled procedure. The $Fe_3O_4@Ag$ nanoeggs were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, UV-vis spectrum and superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer, respectively. A detailed analysis is provided of how the hydrolysis and condensation of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and the pH value are vital in fabricating the $Fe_3O_4@Ag$ nanoeggs. The prepared $Fe_3O_4@Ag$ nanoeggs possessed uniform size, improved monodispersity, stability against aggregation and high magnetization, which were utilized for the detection of latent fingerprints deposited onto different surfaces. The experimental results showed that the latent fingerprints developed with the $Fe_3O_4@Ag$ nanoeggs powders exhibited excellent ridge details with minimal background staining.

The application of digital forensic investigation for response of cyber-crimes (사이버범죄의 대응강화를 위한 디지털 포렌식 수사 활용방안)

  • Oh, Sei-Youen
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.81-87
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    • 2015
  • This study will show the digital forensic model which fights against cyber-crimes to prepare various cyber-crimes. The digital forensic model will be more useful about the investigation of cyber-crimes and arresting criminals after researching the uses of the digital forensic model and cyber-crime rates in South Korea. This model conduct the standardized data with various languages by the language support system through the digital forensic analyzer. This model will send the data to law enforcement reviewing whether or not we ought to prove criminal charges. Moreover, law enforcement can access the file system to find out admissibility of evidence. And this model simplifies lawful investigation about additional investigation. The data, which is conducted and saved by the digital forensic system, will be helpful to protect against the future crimes because of the data.