@article{ART003314952},
author={Kimhunbeom},
title={A Study on the Legal Function and Enhanced Status of Public Interest Factors in the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens},
journal={Legal Theory & Practice Review},
issn={2288-1840},
year={2026},
volume={14},
number={1},
pages={651-681}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kimhunbeom
TI - A Study on the Legal Function and Enhanced Status of Public Interest Factors in the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens
JO - Legal Theory & Practice Review
PY - 2026
VL - 14
IS - 1
PB - The Korea Society for Legal Theory and Practice Inc.
SP - 651
EP - 681
SN - 2288-1840
AB - Article 12 of the 2022 Korean Conflict of Laws Act codified the doctrine of forum non conveniens but fails to specify public interest factors as independent criteria, relying instead on the vague phrase “where exceptional circumstances exist”. Through analysis of U.S. Supreme Court precedents, particularly Gilbert(1947) and Piper Aircraft(1981), this study demonstrates that public interest factors serve three functions: ① coordinating international judicial burdens, ② controlling private interest factors, and ③ providing constitutional grounds for restricting fundamental rights.
Comparative analysis reveals doctrinal evolution from minimizing administrative burdens(U.S.) through achieving justice and fairness(U.K.) to ensuring international judicial coherence(Canada), with Canada's Amchem(1993) and Club Resorts(2012) explicitly establishing comity as a core criterion and prevention of parallel proceedings as independent considerations.
Article 12 of the Korean Conflict of Laws should codify public interest factors in three categories as independent criteria — judicial administrative interests, procedural justice interests, and international judicial cooperation interests — following the Canadian CJPTA and Quebec CCQ models. This redefines forum non conveniens from a discretionary litigation management tool to an international cooperative judicial mechanism, proposing a shift from forum court interests to international judicial cooperation in transnational disputes.
KW - Forum Non Conveniens;Decline of International Jurisdiction;Public Interest Factors;International Judicial Cooperation;Comity
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Kimhunbeom. (2026). A Study on the Legal Function and Enhanced Status of Public Interest Factors in the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens. Legal Theory & Practice Review, 14(1), 651-681.
Kimhunbeom. 2026, "A Study on the Legal Function and Enhanced Status of Public Interest Factors in the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens", Legal Theory & Practice Review, vol.14, no.1 pp.651-681.
Kimhunbeom "A Study on the Legal Function and Enhanced Status of Public Interest Factors in the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens" Legal Theory & Practice Review 14.1 pp.651-681 (2026) : 651.
Kimhunbeom. A Study on the Legal Function and Enhanced Status of Public Interest Factors in the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens. 2026; 14(1), 651-681.
Kimhunbeom. "A Study on the Legal Function and Enhanced Status of Public Interest Factors in the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens" Legal Theory & Practice Review 14, no.1 (2026) : 651-681.
Kimhunbeom. A Study on the Legal Function and Enhanced Status of Public Interest Factors in the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens. Legal Theory & Practice Review, 14(1), 651-681.
Kimhunbeom. A Study on the Legal Function and Enhanced Status of Public Interest Factors in the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens. Legal Theory & Practice Review. 2026; 14(1) 651-681.
Kimhunbeom. A Study on the Legal Function and Enhanced Status of Public Interest Factors in the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens. 2026; 14(1), 651-681.
Kimhunbeom. "A Study on the Legal Function and Enhanced Status of Public Interest Factors in the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens" Legal Theory & Practice Review 14, no.1 (2026) : 651-681.
