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Harmonious and sophisticated translation service connects the World and K-LAW.

To the future, to here, to the world Korea Law Translation Center of the Korea Legislation Research Institute

The Republic of Korea that has achieved economic development and democratization concurrently! The Republic of Korea that has overcome numerous historical hardships! And K-LAW reflecting such history and spirit!

For undertaking a study on experience and spirit of the Republic of Korea, the role model of economic development and democratization, for the environment of investment and business, for living in the Republic of Korea. K-LAW sought for various purposes by users from many countries around the world!

The Korea Law Translation Center (KLT) of the Korea Legislation Research Institute was established in 1992 with an objective to promote global understanding of K-LAW.

The KLT, a bridge connecting the world and K_LAW The KLT makes best effort to provide expeditious and accurate translation service.

Statutes translated by the KLT are provided conveniently through open API and user-oriented web service of statutes in English to assure global users of easy access.

The enthusiasm and spirit of K-LAW that will grow bigger and stronger by being shared by the world! The KLT is a bridge linking the world and K-LAW.

Not everyone in Korea needs to be aware of, but each must abide by Korean laws.

At the Korea Legislation Research Institute that is a government-funded research institute, professional legal translators are introducing Korean laws translated into English to the world.

We are the Center for Legal Translation at the Korea Legislation Research Institute.

Since 1990, the Center for Legal Translation or CLT has continuously endeavored to ensure accuracy and consistency in translation.

The CLT has been providing translation of around 1,600 Korean statutes including the Constitution.

The ELMS, a solution enabling cross-checking and a six-stage process involving translation, revision, and native speakers’ editing, has elevated the CLT’s quality of translation to a higher level.

In order to improve the quality of translation, we are providing on-the-job training to our translators, and holding Legal Translation Advisory Council meetings and forums with legal translators on a regular basis.

As Korea’s only organization specialized in translation of Korean statutes, the CLT has been recognized for its high quality translation and unwavering dedication to quality improvement.

In 2010, the CLT built its website, which compiles English translations of the statutes of the Republic of Korea and makes it freely available, allowing anyone in the world easy access to Korean statutes.

In addition, in line with the Government 3.0 plan adopted by the Korean Government to make public data freely accessible, the KLRI has launched Openlaw.KLRI.re.kr to provide government agencies home and abroad, including the Korea Ministry of Government Legislation, with its database of Korean statutes in English, by using an Open API—an application programming interface.

On the back of its English version of Korean statutes, the CLT is contributing to fostering Korea’s international exchanges and foreign investment.

We are now cooperating with the European Commission DG Translation, one of the largest translation services around the globe. The CLT is endeavoring to advance its translation service of Korean statutes to join the ranks of top-class translation providers.

By establishing a sustainable, advanced translation system, we will grow into the ‘National Legal Translation Center.’

We will promote a global awareness of Korean laws through accurate and consistent translation, thus enabling foreigners without knowledge of Korean laws to easily understand them.

Highly credible and reliable,
KLRI’s Center for Legal Translation.