International human rights law, public interest law, comparative law, law-and-society studies
Education
University of Washington, School of Law (PhD, JD)
University of Washington, Jackson School of International Studies (MA)
Santa Clara University (BS)
Experience
Professor, Sungkyunkwan University Law School (2008 - current)
Board of Directors, Korea Human Rights Foundation (2016 - current)
Associate Dean, Sungkyunkwan University Law School (2016 - 2018)
Attorney, Gwangjang Law Offices (1999-2000)
Licensed attorney, Washington State Bar Association
Journal Articles
(2020)
Beyond Sham: The North Korean Constitution.
ASIAN PERSPECTIVE.
44,
1
(2019)
Public Interest Lawyering in South Korea: Trends in Institutional Development and Future Sustainability.
University of Pennsylvania Asia Law Review.
15,
1
(2018)
North Korean Detention of U.S. Citizens: International Law Violations and Means for Recourse.
CORNELL INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL.
51,
1
(2018)
Counter-Terrorism Law in South Korea (Balancing the Act on Anti-Terrorism in South Korea).
Pacific Basin Law Journal.
35,
1
(2017)
Human Rights Diffusion in North Korea: The Impact of Transnational Legal Mobilization.
Asian Journal of Law and Society.
51,
1
(2014)
Human Rights of Guantanomo Detainees under International and US Law: Revisiting the US Supreme Court Cases.
JOURNAL OF EAST ASIA AND INTERNATIONAL LAW.
7,
1
(2014)
Globalized Legal Education, Human Rights Lawyering, and Institutional Form.
Clinical Law Review.
20,
2
(2013)
Global Trends in Clinical Legal Education.
성균관법학.
25,
2
(2011)
Determining Refugee Status for North Korean Escapees under International and Domestic Laws.
SUNGKYUN JOURNAL OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES.
11,
2
(2010)
From Domestic to Global: Recent Trends and Dilemmas in U.S. Public Interest Law.
성균관법학.
22,
3
(2010)
Legal Mobilization for Human Rights in North Korea: Furthering Discourse or Discord?.
HUMAN RIGHTS QUARTERLY.
32,
3
(2009)
From Dissidents to Institution Builders: The Transformation of Public Interest Lawyers in South Korea.
East Asia Law Review.
4,
1
(2007)
Is There a Public Interest Law Movement in South Korea?.
Korea University Law Review.
1,
Publications
(2021)
Rights Claiming in South Korea (co-edited volume).
Cambridge University Press.
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