SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that grandparents can legally adopt their own grandchild, even though the child’s biological parent is alive, when the arrangement is in the interest of the child’s welfare. The top court ruled in favor grandparents who filed an appeal to adopt their own grandchildren, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The top court has launched a study on whether or not to introduce a process of discovery, a practice common in Anglo-American countries that enables both parties in a court dispute to inspect each other’s evidence in advance before court proceedings begin. The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court on Friday finalized a 13-year prison sentence for a former national short track speed skating coach charged with sexually assaulting an Olympic gold medalist. Cho Jae-beom, 40, was indicted in 2019 on charges of sexually assaulting Shim Suk-hee on 27 occasions at various training facilities from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday imports of childlike sex dolls should be banned, because they could lead to the perception of children as sexual objects and increase the danger of potential sex crimes against minors. The ruling overturned lower courts’ decisions that imports of child sex dolls should be [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top court has ruled in favor of residents living near a Naver Corp.’s main office building who filed a suit for compensation claiming that they suffered from the light reflected on the glass exterior surface of the building. The ruling made it possible to sue for prevention [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Taking photos of body parts covered by tight clothing can also be considered a type of sexual offense, the nation’s top court has said. The Supreme Court said Wednesday it has remanded the case of a man who was found not guilty of sexual crimes to an appeals division [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean courts have issued a series of tough rulings against used car fraud rings. In an appeal case for a man who was indicted for criminal group activity and fraud, the Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the original sentence in which the accused was found not guilty. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A Jehovah’s Witness who objected military service based on his religious faith has been convicted for violation of the Military Service Act. The grounds for the guilty verdict was that he previously enjoyed playing online shooting games, killing other gamers without feeling any pangs of conscience. For the man [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top court said Tuesday it has decided to recommend a maximum of 12 years of imprisonment for drunk driving offenses leading to deaths. The Supreme Court’s Sentencing Commission announced a revised sentencing guideline for convicted DUI offenders after a tougher DUI law took effect in December 2018. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top court on Monday confirmed a lower court ruling that sentenced a former provincial governor to 3 1/2 years in prison for sexually abusing his secretary in one of the country’s most high-profile MeToo cases. The Supreme Court handed down the ruling to former South Chungcheong Province [...]