CHUNCHEON, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – In a small elementary school in Gangwon Province, a second-grade classroom became the unlikely setting for a lesson in justice, inspired by South Korea’s recent political turmoil. On December 4, as the nation began to recover from a martial law crisis that had gripped its parliament and public, a teacher, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has taken a significant leap forward in modernizing its criminal justice process with the launch of an artificial intelligence-based information system. The next-generation Korean Information System of Criminal Justice Services (KICS) went live on September 19, promising to support more efficient investigations and improve transparency for individuals involved [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that two out of three South Koreans perceive their society as unfair, with particular distrust in the justice system and administrative processes. Corruption was cited as the primary cause of this perceived unfairness. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) released these findings [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In a move to ensure equal access to justice for non-Korean speakers, the National Court Administration of South Korea inaugurated a Court Interpretation Center at the Seoul Eastern District Court on July 17. The center, which began operations on July 1, aims to provide consistent interpretation services to courts nationwide [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Fairness and justice have been pressing concerns in South Korean society for years. More than a decade ago, Michael J. Sandel, a professor of government at Harvard University, rocked the country with his explosive best-seller “Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?”– a thought-provoking piece that struck a chord [...]