SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Greenpeace, a non-governmental environmental organization, said Wednesday it will file a constitutional petition urging the adoption of a system that requires listed companies to disclose information on their response to climate change. The petition, joined by 167 people as petitioners, will be submitted to the Constitutional Court later in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — An association of liberal lawyers on Wednesday filed a constitutional petition accusing the government of infringing upon people’s basic rights by failing to oppose and take steps against Japan’s plan to release radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Lawyers for a Democratic Society, also known as [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group filed a constitutional petition against the state minimum wage system Friday, arguing that enforcing a compulsory minimum wage on employers violates their freedom of contract and business. The petition by the public labor union minimum wage response committee was filed with the Constitutional Court hours after [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A high-school student and others filed a constitutional petition Friday against the government’s plan to expand the COVID-19 vaccine pass program to teenagers next year. Starting February, the government plans to require not only adults but also children aged 12 to 18 to present COVID-19 vaccination or negative test [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A high school student said Thursday he will file a constitutional petition against the government’s plan to expand the COVID-19 vaccine pass system to teenagers, claiming the measure amounts forcing people to get vaccinated. Starting February, the government plans to require not only adults, but also children aged 12 [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Civic groups have petitioned the Constitutional Court to declare that the government’s massive collection of mobile phone data for contact tracing to stem the spread of COVID-19 was unconstitutional. The five groups led by two influential civic groups — MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democracy Society and People’s Solidarity for Participatory [...]