SEOUL AGREEMENT SEOUL, KOREA AUGUST 22,2003 PRELIMINARY After the Governing Council Meeting in Tokyo, we have agreed to cooperate further to discuss about the stucture of the ALSA International Board, and have binded all the association within through the Tokyo Agreetment. Almost a year afterward, we have met at the Third Asian Law Students' Association in Seoul, Korea and held the Governing Council Meeting for five consecutive days, and have come to the dicision of the following agreement. We hope that his has set the groundwork for the next Governing Council to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING We agreed upon a Memorandum of Understanding for premises to the discussion. (i) The selected President for the International Board should be from the hosting country of the next annual conference. (ii)the composition of the International Board will not change from the following agreement no matter what type of method we use for the selection of the Board members. AGENDA & AGREEMENT The agenda for this Governing Council Meeting has been named the Achievement Goals for the Construction of ALSA International Board and Its Relationship to the Natinoal Boards. There are three parts to this agenda; (i) the function of ALSA International Board; (ii) the composition and the function of each positions within the International Board; (iii) the relationship between the International Board and the National Boards of each respective member countries. The International Board refers to the Cabinet, or the Governing Council of the Asian Law Students' Association. 1.The function of the International Board of the Asian Law Students' Association is as follows: (1) The International Board is to evaluate the previous year's international exchange and activities, and the activities and management of each respective National Boards. (2) The International Board is to set up the annual plan for the term. 2. The positions and functions of the International Board Cabinet(Governing Council) is as follows: (1) The President represents the Asian Law Students' Association and stands as the Chairperson for the Governing Council Meeting of the International Board Cabinet(Governing Council). The president has three basic tasks to carry out throughout his/her term; (i) oversee all international activities; (ii) oversee all Presidents of each members National Boards; (iii) be in charge of international relations and contacts. (2) The Governing Council is to further discuss the establishment of the position of vice presidency during the Governing COuncil Meetings for the next four years and make their decision of establishment, non-establishment, or deferrance. The functions of the Vice-president is defined as the person who assists the President and takes over if the President is not able to carry out his/her tasks. (3)The Secretary General is in charge of collecting the overall information for the Asian Law Students' Associatino. In addition, he/she keeps track of all documents, records minutes of all meetings, and manage the website/homepage of the Association. (4) The Treasure is an independent agency in charge of all financial matters within the International Board of ALSA. He/She should set up a budget plan according to the annual planfor the term, and record every income and outcome of finance accurately, as well as evaluate the previous year's accounting work. (5) The Committee of Public Relations holds responsibility of two main activities; sponsorship and recruitment of new members to each National Board. Therefore, the Committee should cooperate to win sponsorship for the International Board and keep track and record of sponsorship conditions of each National Board. It should also be in charge of keeping track and records of tactics and conditions of advertisement and recruitment of each National Board. (6) The Committee of Academic Activities holds responsibility to establish the major theme for the term that will bind all international academic activities and also set goals to which the Committee expects to achieve. However, the academic activities of each National Board is considered independent from this major theme, for each National Board should be able to keep accordance with national interests and issues. The Committee also has the task of evaluating the theme and collecting information about the conditions of the academic activities in each National Board and organize the updates of legal issues from all member countries. (6-1) We hereby agree upon a Memorandum of Understanding that the evaluation of the term's major theme may be consulted by external personnel, i.e. prefessors and legal professionals. (7) After it is decided that each member country is prepared and fit to organize internship exchange programs, the Governing Council Meeting should further discuss the establishment of the Committee of International Internship Exchange Program. FURTHER DISCUSSIONS We hereby set forth the agenda for the next Governing Council Meeting at the 15th Annual ASEAN Law Students' Conference in October in Bangkok, Thailand. The articles of the next agenda is as follows: 1. The relationship Between the International Board and each National Board. 2. The method of the Selection of Each International Board(Governing Council) Members. 3. The Annual Conference of the Asian Law Students' Association. 4.The Actual Selection of the Board Members and the Host of the First Annual Conference. We hereby all agree to the above articles. Kim, Hyun Jee Faith President The Asian Law Students' Association of Korea Sun, Jiaxu Vice President The Project of the Asian Law Students' Association of China Moriya, Haruki President The Asian Law Students' Association of Japan Tsai, Hsing-Chuan President The Asian Law Students' Association of Taiwan Wong, Inmeng President The ASEAN Law Students' Association of Thailand * Memorandum of understanding on the Authority of contacts ; The Committee should always contact and consult the President first before making connections to the National Board, and only after receiving a note of consent from both the President of ALSA International Board and the President of the National Board in that order, can the committee be independent to direct contacts with the concerning committees within the National Board. --

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