Professor Choi Yongjeon of Daejin University Appointed President of the Korean Anti-Corruption Law Association

Professor Choi Yong-jeon. Courtesy of Daejin University

Professor Choi Yong-jeon of the Department of Public Talent and Law at Daejin University has been inaugurated as the president of the Korean Association for Anti-Corruption Law for a two-year term. President Choi earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from the Department of Law at Dankook University. He has served as a professor in the Department of Law at Gyeongbuk College, a research professor at Dankook University, a research fellow at the Standard Research Center of the Korea Smart City Association, and the head of the research office at the Korea Institute for Legislative Development. He is currently a professor in the Department of Public Talent and Law at Daejin University and concurrently serves as the director of the Future Convergence Law Research Institute.

President Choi has been active in various academic societies and public institutions, including serving as president of the Korean Association for Legislative Policy, vice president of the Korean Association of Public Law, vice president of the Korean Constitutional Law Association, vice president of the Korean Administrative Law Association, vice president of the European Constitutional Law Association, vice president of the Korean National Law Association, and auditor of the Korean Land Public Law Association. He has also been a member of numerous national and local government committees. He has received the Academic Award from the Korean Land Public Law Association, the Academic Award from the Korean National Law Association, and was selected among the top 50 outstanding achievements in the Ministry of Education’s academic research support projects.

The Korean Association for Anti-Corruption Law originated from the "Anti-Graft Act Research Group," established in October 2016 with the goal of building a "trustworthy society free from corruption" in both public and private sectors. It officially launched as an academic society on January 10, 2018. The research group held more than ten monthly meetings, each featuring two research presentations. Since becoming an academic society, it has held more than three regular academic conferences annually and publishes the journal "Anti-Corruption Law Research" twice a year. The association has fostered active discussions involving scholars and experts from the private sector as well as public officials in the field of anti-corruption. It has enhanced understanding of various professional domains through listening to representatives from diverse interest groups such as the Korea Hanwoo Association, Korea Florist Association, and Korea Food Service Industry Association. By presenting and actively debating various social issues, the association aims to raise members’ expertise and social responsibility regarding the Anti-Graft Act and anti-corruption legislation, while striving to positively influence society toward becoming corruption-free.

Professor Choi Yong-jeon, elected president at the regular general meeting held at Daejin University on December 20, 2024, stated, “Efforts to build a 'trustworthy society free from corruption' in both public and private sectors are not only the responsibility of the state but also a task entrusted to conscientious citizens and scholars as members of the nation. We will strive to make this association contribute to the development of anti-corruption legislation.”

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