Title Page
ABSTRACT
국문 초록
Contents
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 12
1.1. Research Question 12
1.2. Definition 15
1.2.1. Public Interest Lawyers 15
1.2.2. International Human Rights Norms 17
1.3. Research Method 18
1.3.1. Case Study and Case Selection 18
1.3.2. Evidence 21
1.4. Overview of the Thesis 22
CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW AND ARGUMENT 24
2.1. Literature Review 24
2.1.1. The Effects of International Human Rights Treaties 24
2.1.2. Domestic Legal Mechanisms of International Human Rights Treaties 26
2.1.3. The Systemic Impact of the International Legal Regime on Rights Claiming 32
2.2. Argument: Public Interest Lawyers Mobilizing International Human Rights Norms 34
2.3. Alternative Hypotheses 38
CHAPTER 3. CASE STUDY 40
3.1. Constitutional Complaint against Illegal Abortions in Korea 40
3.2. Lawyers' Arguments 44
3.3. Use and Importance of International Human Rights Norms 47
CHAPTER 4. IMPACT OF PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYERS 56
4.1. Court Judgment Embracing International Human Rights Norms 57
4.2. The Role of Public Interest Lawyers: Evidence from the Interview 64
4.3. Comparison of the Two Constitutional Complaints 71
CHAPTER 5. ANALYSIS 78
5.1. Findings from the Case Study 78
5.2. Examination of Alternative Hypotheses 82
5.2.1. Social Activism and Citizens' Support 83
5.2.2. Judiciary's Political and Legal Ideology 94
CHAPTER 6. CONCLUSION 98
6.1. Summary 98
6.2. Limitations of Research 100
BIBILIOGRAPHY 102
Table 1. Simple Comparison of 2017Hun-Ba127 and 2010Hun-Ba402 19
Table 2. Court's Acceptance of Lawyers' Arguments considering International Human Rights Norms 60
Table 3. Comparison of 2017Hun-Ba127 and 2010Hun-Ba402 72