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About

Jisung Kang is a Korean judge seconded to the HCCH, working at the intersection of AI, digital assets, CBDC, and private international law. Focused on transforming complex legal standards into explainable and operational AI-assisted tools while enhancing judicial independence, accessibility, and human rights.

Judicial Role

Judge, HCCH
(Private International Law / Digital Economy / Human Rights)

Technical Focus

LLM-assisted legal applications, Agentic AI, ML & Judicial Analytics

Research & Policy

AI regulation, Digital Assets, CBDC, Cross-border enforcement

Domains

AI & Law Digital Assets & Crypto Private International Law Judicial Process Design Human Rights & Accessibility

Trajectory

  • Seconded Judge, HCCH Permanent Bureau (CODIFI Team) Digital Economy, Digital Tokens, CBDC, Voluntary Carbon Markets
  • Supreme Court of Korea, AI Task Force
  • Prior Appointments Judge: Seoul Northern District Court, Haenam and Mokpo Branch of Gwangju Distric Court, Ansan Branch of Suwon District Court JAG: 1st Corps, 17 Division and Missile Command of Korean Army

Selected Works

AI Regulation / Technology Law

  • Improving Sentencing Systems through Large Language Models and Machine Learning: Comparative Domestic and International Perspectives. Judicial Research Materials Collection 150, Korean Court Library, Feb 2026 (in Korean).
  • Implications of Recognizing Reimbursement Rights for Customers in Cryptocurrency Exchange Bankruptcies: Whether Customers Should Be Recognized as Proprietary Right Holders under UNIDROIT Principles on Digital Asset in Private Law. Civil Execution Law Study Group (CourtNet), Nov 2024 (in Korean).
  • Present and Future of AI Regulations Around the Globe: The EU AI Act, China, the United States, Singapore, Korea, and International Frameworks. NYSBA CLE Materials, Oct 2024.
  • Legal Nature of Cryptocurrency, Civil and Criminal Enforcement, and Security Interests in Virtual Assets under U.S. Law. Foreign Judicial Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 147, Jun 2024 (in Korean).

Human Rights / Constitutional Law

  • Freedom of Expression and the National Security Act; Children’s Right to Protection from Abuse by Caregivers. Human Rights Case Review, May 2017.

Engagements

AI Regulation / Technology Law

  • Research Fellow International IP Law Research Center – IP High Court of Korea, Mar 2026 – Present.
  • Panel Discussant "Legal Nature of Virtual Assets: Key Issues and Challenges" – D-CON 2024 (UpBit Digital Asset Conference), hosted by Dunamu Inc., Seoul, Nov 2024.
  • Presenter "Global Landscape and Future of AI Regulation" – New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Seoul International Conference, Oct 2024.
  • Legal Translation Reviewer Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and waste batteries – World Law Information Center, Ministry of Government Legislation (Korea), Oct 2024.
  • Legal Translation Reviewer Regulation (EU) 2023/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – World Law Information Center, Ministry of Government Legislation (Korea), Aug 2024.
  • Panel Discussant "Blockchain Technology, Data Protection, and Utilization" – Seoul Northern District Court, Oct 2018.

Human Rights / Constitutional Law

  • Reviewer "Korean Sign Language Glossary for Legal Terminology in Civil Procedure" – National Court Administration of Korea, Nov 2021.
  • Presentation "Judicial Support for Persons with Disabilities in Civil and Criminal Trials" – Judicial Practice Research Group, Mokpo Branch of the Gwangju District Court, Jun 2020.
  • Lecture "Beyond Gender Equality: Diversity and a Harmonious Society" – Career Development Program VI-2 (Gender Awareness Education), Judicial Research and Training Institute, Oct 2018.

Judicial Process Design / Dispute Resolution

  • Presentation "Practical Use of Video Trials" – Judicial Practice Research Group, Mokpo Branch of the Gwangju District Court, Nov 2021.
  • Lecture "Understanding Negotiation Theory for Effective Mediation" – Mediation Committee Seminar, Haenam Branch of the Gwangju District Court, Dec 2024.

Foundation

  • B.Eng. in Artificial Intelligence Engineering (Senior, in progress), Korea National Open University, Prime College
  • Professional Certifications (Level I): Big Data · Artificial Intelligence · Python
    – Korea License Approval Development Institute (KOLADI)
  • New York State Bar Admissions
  • LL.M., Duke University School of Law
  • LL.B., Korea University College of Law
    – Magna Cum Laude

Applied AI & Legal Tech

Fine-tuned Korean Legal LLM

Specialized Korean legal language model fine-tuned on 17,484 legal terms using QLoRA. Optimized for CPU-only inference in offline environments.

Korean Legal LLM Fine-tuning Explore

Korean Legal LLM Fine-Tuning Pipeline

Complete QLoRA fine-tuning pipeline for Kakao's Kanana 2.1B model on 17,484 Korean legal terms. Optimized for Google Colab.

Korean Legal LLM Fine-tuning Pipeline Explore

My Research Notebook

A local RAG application to build your own knowledge base from PDFs/Docs and chat with multiple LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Local) with citation support.

My Research Notebook Explore

Blog

A personal archive curating the latest advancements and critical discourse at the intersection of Law and Technology.

Contact

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