Featured Courts 16 July 2021 Supreme Court: Non-Religious Pacifists Also Entitled to Alternate Military Service Previously, the Constitutional Court provided for alternative service for religious pacifists.
Featured Starter Kit 6 May 2021 Introduction to South Korea's Judicial System South Korea has a legal system that is largely based on Civil Law with some US law characteristics.
Courts 20 March 2021 Criminal "Defamation-by-Facts" Law Held Constitutional The crime of defamation-by-facts has been criticized for potentially infringing upon freedom of speech, and for being used as a tool to silence whistleblowers.
Featured Conservatives 5 February 2021 Supreme Court Finalizes 22 Years in Prison for Park Geun-hye President Moon Jae-in rejected the call for pardoning Park.
Featured North Korea 1 February 2021 False Charge of Espionage Against a North Korean Defector Disproven The conservative Park Geun-hye administration ran campaign of fabricated charges against North Korean defectors.
Featured Blue House 4 December 2020 The Corruption Investigation Office: Ready to Launch The fight to establish has been fierce, with 29 lawmakers indicted for interfering with the legislative process.
Featured Business & Economy 26 November 2020 More Litigious Business Environment Ahead Major reforms in the Commercial Act and Class Action Act will introduce large class action suits with punitive damages.
Featured Conservatives 21 November 2020 Lee Myung-bak's End of the Road: Imprisoned and Alone The Supreme Court finalized the 17-year prison sentence of the former president.
Featured Society 29 October 2020 Will the Criminalization of Abortion End in South Korea? The Constitutional Court held the abortion prohibition unconstitutional, but it is up to the government how much abortion will be allowed.
