Asian and Pacific Law: South Korea

Including links to the Constitution, statutes, Constitutional Court cases from 1998 and Supreme Court cases from 2000, Korea Legislation Research Institute Working Papers from 2006, and other legal resources organised by subject. From the Asian Legal Information Institute database.

From the Korean Legislation Research Institute, a government funded agency, and including English translations of Acts and subordinate statutes and a legal glossary.

Includes information about the court, and links to patent and trademark related cases in the Supreme Court.

From the Ministry of Government Information.

From the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.

From the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.

From the International Labour Organization. South Korean labour, social security and related human rights legislation index, providing abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information with some full text.

Information regarding employment termination laws in South Korea, from the International Labour Organization.

Includes key and related domestic Acts and regulations in the area of intellectual property.

Domestic environmental law related laws and regulations. Ecolex is compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

From the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.

Provides an overview of the tax system in South Korea, including corporate and income tax, indirect tax, treaties and free trade agreements. Updated February 2013. From KPMG.

Full text English access to Acts relevant to the Ministry.

Links to relevant international and domestic legislation, information concerning international and regional treaties adherence, links to resolutions and reports from the UN and regional organisations, and a link to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review. From the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.

Includes food and trade statistics, and facts and domestic legislation regarding pests and diseases, forestry, food security, natural resources, technical co-operation and water management.

This guide provides helpful links to resources dealing with Korean studies generally, rather than in a specifically legal context.

From the Hauser Global Law School Program, via New York University. Updated in 2010.

From the U.S. Library of Congress.

From the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

From the Asia Foundation, a not-for-profit NGO dedicated to improving lives across developing Asia. Includes publications dealing with law and governance issues.

Includes press statements, speeches and published materials as well as policy analysis and information about the Ministry.

Use the dropdown menu to find a country. From the Dag Hammarskjold Library. Provides direct access to official documents reflecting the views of United Nations Member States. Includes Resolutions granting membership, statements in the General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council, sponsored draft resolutions, and Periodic Reports on Human Rights Conventions.

Including links to statements and speeches made by South Korea to the United Nations.

From the International Labour Organization, and including national labour laws, surveys, treaty ratifications and official comments on the country by the UN supervisory bodies.

From the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS), Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations Secretariat. Legislation and treaty information.

Provides details of bilateral and multilateral agreements between the European Union and the Republic of Korea.

Provides information regarding the South Korea's interaction with UN treaty based and charter based human rights bodies, including reports, observations, publications and other materials.

Bilateral and multilateral treaties involving South Korea.

Bilateral and multilateral agreements between South Korea and Australia. Via AustLII.

From the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library, this provides information on which human rights treaties South Korea has ratified. Also provides links to the treaties.

From the Rule of Law in Armed Conflict Project. Includes adherence information on treaties in the following subject areas: humanitarian law, human rights law, weapons, refugees, criminal law and terrorism. Also includes links to international court and tribunal decisions.