SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The age of criminal responsibility will be lowered by one year from the current 14, the Ministry of Justice said Wednesday, announcing measures to cope with an increasing number of serious crimes committed by juveniles. The ministry said it will revise the criminal and juvenile laws to lower the [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Justice on Tuesday gave advance notice of a revision to the civil law that allow juveniles to choose whether or not they will inherit their parents’ legacy, with the aim of preventing them from inheriting exorbitant debt at a young age. The current civil law has [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Digital sex crimes, including videotaping sexual abuse of juveniles and teenagers, have jumped in number, South Korea’s gender ministry said Thursday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family released a report that studied court rulings on 2,753 criminals who committed sex crimes on children and teenagers in 2019. Among [...]