SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court has ruled that a law mandating heavier punishment for car accidents within school zones conforms to the highest law, legal sources said Monday. The law, dubbed the “Min-sik Law,” requires tougher punishment of up to life imprisonment when an accident leads to the death of a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The justice ministry on Wednesday put up a pre-legislation notice about a law revision on lowering the age of criminal responsibility by one year from the current 14, officials said Wednesday. Currently, minors aged between 10 and 14 — referred to as criminal minors — cannot be convicted of [...]
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, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting in June of next year, popular figures will be able to demand reparations or remedy if financial damage is incurred by someone illegally using their name or pictures. The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) said Tuesday that new legislation including these rules had passed the state council. While [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting from next month, it will become illegal to drive a car faster than 50 kilometers per hour in downtown areas nationwide. On Thursday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Police Agency issued a joint statement on how [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s political community has launched a drive to legislate a new law that forces global Internet platforms to pay copyright fees in return for using news reports created by domestic media. Thus far, global Internet platforms have chalked up huge profits while using such news sources for free. [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s corporate watchdog said Sunday it plans to revise a law governing e-commerce transactions as an increase in online platform-based trade raised the need to better protect consumers amid a non-contact trend. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KTFC) said it will seek to revise the Act on Consumer [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Concern over animal abuse is on the rise due to what many South Koreans describe as lenient punishment for offenders. The Korean Animal Welfare Association and Lawyers for Animal Rights recently published a compilation of animal rights cases which noted that many instances of animal abuse have ended in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Legal provisions that used to forbid abortion have been ruled as unconstitutional, being effectively repealed with the start of the new year. The lack of legislative supplements, however, is causing some confusion among women. The fact that punitive measures against abortion have been repealed is not enough to ensure [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Refugee advocacy groups are strongly opposing the South Korean government’s efforts to revise the Refugee Act. The government recently issued a preliminary notice on the legislation of the revised Refugee Act that focuses on strengthening the reapplication procedures for asylum seekers. A group of refugee rights groups, including the [...]