The Presidential Transition Committee in Korea: Legal Framework and Reform Agenda for Enhancing Constitutional Legitimacy and Accountability in the Transfer of Power

Key Points

• The research aims to analyze the legal framework and propose reforms for the presidential transition committee in Korea to enhance accountability and constitutional legitimacy during power transfer.
• Comparative legal analysis of presidential transition committees in the US, UK, Germany, and Brazil.
• Review of existing laws and procedures surrounding Korea's transition committee.
• Evaluation of institutional challenges regarding legitimacy and accountability.
• Identified structural limitations in the current legal framework, including lack of constitutional basis and excessive exercise of information requests.
• Proposed reforms for clearer establishment and principles of the transition committee, ensuring accountability and transparency.
• Recommend implementing layered accountability structures combined with budget and conflict-of-interest regulations.