Subject guides: Asian and Pacific Law: South Korea

Legislation and Case Law Resources - General

AsianLII - Korea (South) Resources
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.
Statutes of the Republic of Korea
From the Korean Legislation Research Institute, a government funded agency, and including English translations of Acts and subordinate statutes and a legal glossary.
Patent Court of Korea
Includes information about the court, and links to patent and trademark related cases in the Supreme Court.
Korean Laws in English
From the Ministry of Government Information.
Constitution of the Republic of Korea
From the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.
Recently Passed Bills
From the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.

Legal Resources by Subject

Natlex - Labour Related Laws
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.
EPLex - Employment Protection Laws
Information regarding employment termination laws in South Korea, from the International Labour Organization.
WIPOLex - Intellectual Property Laws
Includes key and related domestic Acts and regulations in the area of intellectual property.
ECOLex - Environmental Legislation
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.
National Aquaculture Legislation Overview
From the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.
Korea Tax Profile
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.
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy - Laws
Full text English access to Acts relevant to the Ministry.
RULAC - Rule of law in Armed Conflicts Project - South Korea
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.
FAOLEX - UN Food and Agriculture Database - South Korea
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.

Other Relevant Library Study Guides

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

Official name: Republic of Korea

UNdata Country Profile

Legal System and Legal Research

Globalex - South Korean Law Research on the Internet
From the Hauser Global Law School Program, via New York University. Updated in 2010.
Guide to law Online - Republic of Korea
From the U.S. Library of Congress.
DFAT Foreign Affairs Profiles: Republic of Korea
From the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Asia Foundation Resource Library - Korea
From the Asia Foundation, a not-for-profit NGO dedicated to improving lives across developing Asia. Includes publications dealing with law and governance issues.

Government and Agency Information

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Korea)
Includes press statements, speeches and published materials as well as policy analysis and information about the Ministry.

South Korea and International Law

UN Member States on the Record - Activities of the Member States
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.
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
Including links to statements and speeches made by South Korea to the United Nations.
Normlex - International Labour Standards - South Korea
From the International Labour Organization, and including national labour laws, surveys, treaty ratifications and official comments on the country by the UN supervisory bodies.
Maritime Space: Maritime Zones and Maritime Delimitation - ROK
From the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS), Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations Secretariat. Legislation and treaty information.
Europa - Treaties Office Database
Provides details of bilateral and multilateral agreements between the European Union and the Republic of Korea.
United Nations Human Rights - Republic of Korea Homepage
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.
WIPOLex - Intellectual Property Treaty Membership
Bilateral and multilateral treaties involving South Korea.
South Korea / Australia treaties
Bilateral and multilateral agreements between South Korea and Australia. Via AustLII.
Ratification of Human Rights Treaties
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.
RULAC - International Treaties Adherence
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.