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PREFACE
PART I CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY
1. Jeongryeong(政令 : Government Order, 1884)
2. Hongbeom(洪範 : Great Norm, 1895)
3. Heonui(獻議 : Petition to Emperor, 1898)
4. Gukje(國制 : Imperial Constitution, 1899)

PART II PROVISIONAL CONSTITUTIONS IN THE COLONIAL PERIOD
1. Daehanminguk Imsiheonjang(大韓民國臨時憲章 :
Provisional Charter of the Republic of Korea, 1919)
2. Daehanminguk Imsiheonbeop(大韓民國臨時憲法 :
Provisional Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1919)
3. Hanguk Imsiheonbeop(韓國臨時憲法 :
Provisional Constitution of Korea, 1923)
4. Daehanminguk Imsiheonbeop(大韓民國臨時憲法 :
Provisional Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1925)
5. Daehanminguk Imsiyakheon(大韓民國臨時約憲 :
Provisional Draft of the Constitution of the Korean Republic, 1927)
6. Daehanminguk Imsiyakheon(大韓民國臨時約憲 :
Provisional Draft of the Constitution of the Korean Republic, 1940)
7. Daehanminguk Geongukgangryeong(大韓民國建國綱領 :
Principles and Plans for National Reconstruction, 1941)
8. Daehanminguk Imsiheonjang(大韓民國臨時憲章 :
Provisional Charter of the Republic of Korea, 1944)

PART III DRAFT CONSTITUTIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE POST-LIBERATION PERIOD
1. Joseonminjugonghwaguk Imsiyakbeop(朝鮮民主共和國臨時約法 :
Provisional Draft of the Constitution of the Korean Democratic Republic, 1946)
2. Hanguk Heonbeop(韓國憲法 : The Constitution of Korea, 1946)
3. The Constitution of Korea(Draft Constitution by Lieutenant Colonel Emery J. Woodall, 1946)
4. Daehanminguk Imsiheonbeop(大韓民國臨時憲法 : Provisional Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1946)
5. Joseon Imsiyakheon(朝鮮臨時約憲 : Provisional Draft of the Constitution of Korea, 1947)
6. Proclamation on the Rights of the Korean People(朝鮮人民의 權利에 關한 布告 :
USAMGIK Proclamation by Lieutenant General John R. Hodge, 1948)
7. Beopjeonpyeonchanwiwonhoe Jechul Heonbeopchoan(法典編纂委員會 提出 憲法草案 :
Draft Constitution by Yu Chino, 1948)
8. Beopjeonpyeonchanwiwonhoe Heonbeopchoan(法典編纂委員會 憲法草案 :
Draft Constitution by Gwon Seung-ryeol, 1948)

PART IV CONSTITUTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
1. Daehanminguk Heonbeop(大韓民國憲法 : The Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1948)
2. Daehanminguk Heonbeop(大韓民國憲法 : The Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1952/1954)
3. Daehanminguk Heonbeop(大韓民國憲法 : The Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1960)
4. Daehanminguk Heonbeop(大韓民國憲法 : The Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1962/1969)
5. Daehanminguk Heonbeop(大韓民國憲法 : The Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1972)
6. Daehanminguk Heonbeop(大韓民國憲法 : The Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1980)
7. Daehanminguk Heonbeop(大韓民國憲法 : The Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1987)
8. Heonbeopgaejeongjamunwiwonhoe Heonbeopgaejeongan(憲法改正諮問委員會 憲法改正案 :
Draft Constitution by the National Assembly Advisory Committee on the Constitutional Amendment, 2014)
INDEX

“What’s past is prologue.”
W. Shakespeare, The Tempest

Korea’s constitutional development is not known as well as its economic development. In fact, it is difficult to find a book written in English that specifies the constitution of Korea. However, as we can see in modern Korea, economic development is only possible under a stable political system guaranteed by the constitution. I believe that the constitution of Korea should not be underestimated, as without it the development of Korean economy could not exist. Right now, Korean politics is full of constitutional demands. This means that the Korean constitution is facing a turning point. As a constitutional historian, I only hope that the foolish mistakes in the past constitutions would not be repeated.
As far as I know, this is the “first” English book that focuses on the historical development of the Korean constitution as a main topic. The best way to understand something is to track down its history. The Korean constitution is not an exception to this rule. In this book, I introduced important documents about the history of Korean constitution and commented on each of them. I hope that this book can be a starting point to a deeper study about the Korean constitution.
Last of all, I give thanks to Jonathan Henriques and my daughter, Younwoo Shin for giving me endless help while editing this book. Without their help, it would have been hard for me to finish it in time.

Woocheol Shin
April 2018