Chaihark Hahm
Biographic Data
| ID | 2827066 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chaihark Hahm |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chaihark |
| FAMILY NAME | Hahm |
| SIGNATURE | HAHM C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yonsei University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1885-1834 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Law, Culture, and the Politics of Confucianism
A paper that deals with law, culture, and Confucianism is perhaps doomed to be a collection of vague and general platitudes. This is because all three of these terms are notoriously plagued with definitional problems. Legal theorists continue to disagree about the nature and scope of the concept of law, while anthropologists and sociologists constantly argue about the utility of the concept of culture. Similarly, philosophers, historians, journal…
To make "We the People"
This article is a theoretically-informed comparative analysis of the constitution-making processes in Japan and South Korea after the end of the Second World War. Written under the hegemonic influence of the United States and against the backdrop of the dawning Cold War, both constitutions demonstrate the inadequacies of the conventional theoretical account of “We the People” as “constituent power.” We argue that the “constituent people” was forg…
Ritual and Constitutionalism
Journal Article Ritual and Constitutionalism: Disputing the Ruler's Legitimacy in a Confucian Polity Get access Chaihark Hahm Chaihark Hahm *Associate Professor of Law, Yonsei University. LL.B. 1986, Seoul National University; LL.M. 1987 and M.A.R. 1989, Yale University; J.D. 1994, Columbia University; S.J.D. 2000, Harvard University. Over the long years during which this Article has been in gestation, I have benefited from the insights, encourag…
Challenge and Change in East Asia
During the early years of South Koreaâ s transition to democracy, expanding popular rule and deepening individual rights went hand-in-hand. But with Roh Moo Hyunâ s narrow election to the presidency on 19 December 2002, the democratic transition that South Korea began in 1987 entered a profoundly new era. The presidency has exposed rifts between majority rule and constitutionalism that the countryâ s judiciary is struggling to bridge
Constitutionalism, Confucian Civic Virtue, and Ritual Propriety
These days, we are apt to combine the two terms "democracy" and "constitutionalism" and talk about "constitutional democracy," without giving much thought to the nature of the relationship or connection between the two. If we do think about it, however, we will find that there is something of a tension between the two. For democracy usually refers to a form of politics in which the people are the source of power and legitimacy, and it is thus ass…
Confucianism for the Modern World
While Confucian ideals continue to inspire thinkers and political actors, discussions of concrete Confucian practices and institutions appropriate for the modern era have been conspicuously absent from the literature thus far. This volume represents the most cutting edge effort to spell out in meticulous detail the relevance of Confucianism for the contemporary world. The contributors to this book - internationally renowned philosophers, lawyers,…
Ritual and Constitutionalism
Journal Article Ritual and Constitutionalism: Disputing the Ruler's Legitimacy in a Confucian Polity Get access Chaihark Hahm Chaihark Hahm *Associate Professor of Law, Yonsei University. LL.B. 1986, Seoul National University; LL.M. 1987 and M.A.R. 1989, Yale University; J.D. 1994, Columbia University; S.J.D. 2000, Harvard University. Over the long years during which this Article has been in gestation, I have benefited from the insights, encourag…
Challenge and Change in East Asia
During the early years of South Koreaâ s transition to democracy, expanding popular rule and deepening individual rights went hand-in-hand. But with Roh Moo Hyunâ s narrow election to the presidency on 19 December 2002, the democratic transition that South Korea began in 1987 entered a profoundly new era. The presidency has exposed rifts between majority rule and constitutionalism that the countryâ s judiciary is struggling to bridge
Constitutionalism, Confucian Civic Virtue, and Ritual Propriety
These days, we are apt to combine the two terms "democracy" and "constitutionalism" and talk about "constitutional democracy," without giving much thought to the nature of the relationship or connection between the two. If we do think about it, however, we will find that there is something of a tension between the two. For democracy usually refers to a form of politics in which the people are the source of power and legitimacy, and it is thus ass…
Confucianism for the Modern World
While Confucian ideals continue to inspire thinkers and political actors, discussions of concrete Confucian practices and institutions appropriate for the modern era have been conspicuously absent from the literature thus far. This volume represents the most cutting edge effort to spell out in meticulous detail the relevance of Confucianism for the contemporary world. The contributors to this book - internationally renowned philosophers, lawyers,…
Challenge and Change in East Asia
During the early years of South Koreaâ s transition to democracy, expanding popular rule and deepening individual rights went hand-in-hand. But with Roh Moo Hyunâ s narrow election to the presidency on 19 December 2002, the democratic transition that South Korea began in 1987 entered a profoundly new era. The presidency has exposed rifts between majority rule and constitutionalism that the countryâ s judiciary is struggling to bridge
Ritual and Constitutionalism
Journal Article Ritual and Constitutionalism: Disputing the Ruler's Legitimacy in a Confucian Polity Get access Chaihark Hahm Chaihark Hahm *Associate Professor of Law, Yonsei University. LL.B. 1986, Seoul National University; LL.M. 1987 and M.A.R. 1989, Yale University; J.D. 1994, Columbia University; S.J.D. 2000, Harvard University. Over the long years during which this Article has been in gestation, I have benefited from the insights, encourag…
To make "We the People"
This article is a theoretically-informed comparative analysis of the constitution-making processes in Japan and South Korea after the end of the Second World War. Written under the hegemonic influence of the United States and against the backdrop of the dawning Cold War, both constitutions demonstrate the inadequacies of the conventional theoretical account of “We the People” as “constituent power.” We argue that the “constituent people” was forg…
Law, Culture, and the Politics of Confucianism
A paper that deals with law, culture, and Confucianism is perhaps doomed to be a collection of vague and general platitudes. This is because all three of these terms are notoriously plagued with definitional problems. Legal theorists continue to disagree about the nature and scope of the concept of law, while anthropologists and sociologists constantly argue about the utility of the concept of culture. Similarly, philosophers, historians, journal…
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Democracy (5 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Constitutionalism (3 works) · Constitution (2 works) · History (2 works)