@article{ART003236621},
author={Moon Chan-il and Lee, Cheol-hwan and Kim Janghwan},
title={A Study on the Improvements to Expand the Requirements for Establishing Records: A Comparison of the Disposition Freeze System in South Korea and the United States},
journal={Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management},
issn={1598-1487},
year={2025},
volume={25},
number={3},
pages={215-241},
doi={10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.3.215}
TY - JOUR
AU - Moon Chan-il
AU - Lee, Cheol-hwan
AU - Kim Janghwan
TI - A Study on the Improvements to Expand the Requirements for Establishing Records: A Comparison of the Disposition Freeze System in South Korea and the United States
JO - Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
PY - 2025
VL - 25
IS - 3
PB - Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
SP - 215
EP - 241
SN - 1598-1487
AB - This study investigates the limitations of South Korea’s current public records management system, which, despite its comprehensive legal definition of records, primarily recognizes only formally approved documents. Particular attention is given to the exclusion of informal and unstructured records, such as emails, messenger communications, and collaboration platform data, from the scope of official records under the current framework. To address this gap, the study analyzes the legal framework and operational practices of the United States, focusing on the records establishment requirements and the disposition freeze administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Through a comparative legal review, the study identifies structural limitations in Korea’s records establishment requirements and disposal prohibition mechanisms under Korea’s Public Records Management Act. Based on this analysis, the study proposes legislative improvements, including redefining the concept of records, introducing a system for designating records subject to management, and formalizing the obligation to create records. This research aims to present directions for institutional design that ensure evidentiary integrity and administrative accountability in the public records system.
KW - records establishment requirements;disposition freeze;NARA;system for designating records subject to management;records creation obligation system
DO - 10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.3.215
ER -
Moon Chan-il, Lee, Cheol-hwan and Kim Janghwan. (2025). A Study on the Improvements to Expand the Requirements for Establishing Records: A Comparison of the Disposition Freeze System in South Korea and the United States. Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management, 25(3), 215-241.
Moon Chan-il, Lee, Cheol-hwan and Kim Janghwan. 2025, "A Study on the Improvements to Expand the Requirements for Establishing Records: A Comparison of the Disposition Freeze System in South Korea and the United States", Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management, vol.25, no.3 pp.215-241. Available from: doi:10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.3.215
Moon Chan-il, Lee, Cheol-hwan, Kim Janghwan "A Study on the Improvements to Expand the Requirements for Establishing Records: A Comparison of the Disposition Freeze System in South Korea and the United States" Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management 25.3 pp.215-241 (2025) : 215.
Moon Chan-il, Lee, Cheol-hwan, Kim Janghwan. A Study on the Improvements to Expand the Requirements for Establishing Records: A Comparison of the Disposition Freeze System in South Korea and the United States. 2025; 25(3), 215-241. Available from: doi:10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.3.215
Moon Chan-il, Lee, Cheol-hwan and Kim Janghwan. "A Study on the Improvements to Expand the Requirements for Establishing Records: A Comparison of the Disposition Freeze System in South Korea and the United States" Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management 25, no.3 (2025) : 215-241.doi: 10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.3.215
Moon Chan-il; Lee, Cheol-hwan; Kim Janghwan. A Study on the Improvements to Expand the Requirements for Establishing Records: A Comparison of the Disposition Freeze System in South Korea and the United States. Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management, 25(3), 215-241. doi: 10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.3.215
Moon Chan-il; Lee, Cheol-hwan; Kim Janghwan. A Study on the Improvements to Expand the Requirements for Establishing Records: A Comparison of the Disposition Freeze System in South Korea and the United States. Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management. 2025; 25(3) 215-241. doi: 10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.3.215
Moon Chan-il, Lee, Cheol-hwan, Kim Janghwan. A Study on the Improvements to Expand the Requirements for Establishing Records: A Comparison of the Disposition Freeze System in South Korea and the United States. 2025; 25(3), 215-241. Available from: doi:10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.3.215
Moon Chan-il, Lee, Cheol-hwan and Kim Janghwan. "A Study on the Improvements to Expand the Requirements for Establishing Records: A Comparison of the Disposition Freeze System in South Korea and the United States" Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management 25, no.3 (2025) : 215-241.doi: 10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.3.215
