韩国历史上曾长期受到中国法律和文化的影响,19世界末叶主动进行的法律改革,因日本的侵略而中断,私法领域不得不大量援用日本的法律。二战后韩国积极制定并颁布了自己的民法典,但因受当时的知识背景及其他条件的制约,加之20世纪60年代以后韩国经济的高速腾飞,民法典很快便显现出与自身社会发展不相适应的弊端。数十年来,韩国立法当局虽曾对民法典做了若干次修正,但仍不能充分反映时代的发展。目前一项拟议中的民法典修正案正在紧张地筹划之中。 The history of South Korea has long been influenced by Chinese law and culture. The legal reforms initiated at the end of the 19th century were interrupted by Japan's aggression. Private-sector law had to avail itself of the laws of Japan in large measure. After World War II, South Korea actively formulated and promulgated its own civil code, but due to the current knowledge background and other constraints, combined with the rapid economic take-off of South Korea since the 1960s, the Civil Code quickly showed its own social development Adaptation of the drawbacks. Although the Korean legislature has amended the Civil Code several times over the past few decades, it still can not fully reflect the development of the times. At present, a proposed amendment to the Civil Code is being intensely planned.