South Korea
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- October 29, 1987
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on elements of European, Anglo-American, and Chinese codes
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Kukhoe)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the President and ratified by the National Assembly; Constitutional Court
RELIGIONS
Christians 26%, Buddhists 23%, none 49%
From the country
- MARCH 29, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. JUSTICE MINISTER OPPOSES ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
South Korea’s Justice Minister, Kim Seung-kyu, voiced opposition to terminating capital punishment. “Although the life of a criminal is important, the lives of victims are also important,” he told reporters.
- MARCH 28, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL TO ADVISE REPEAL OF DEATH PENALTY
members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) reached a general consensus that the South Korean government should abrogate capital punishment.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. ASSEMBLY BEGINS DELIBERATION ON DEATH PENALTY FOR FIRST TIME
South Korea’s National Assembly commenced its first ever deliberation on a bill to abolish the controversial death penalty.
- JANUARY 1, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment is provided for 103 crimes:
Capital punishment is provided for 103 crimes:
- DECEMBER 13, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Yoo Young-chul, a 34-year-old South Korean man believed...
Yoo Young-chul, a 34-year-old South Korean man believed...
- DECEMBER 6, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
four South Korean citizens received suspended death sentences
four South Korean citizens received suspended death sentences
- NOVEMBER 22, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a group of 150 South Korean lawmakers led by Rep. Yoo In-tae...
a group of 150 South Korean lawmakers led by Rep. Yoo In-tae...
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Upholding a lower court verdict in a capital murder...
Upholding a lower court verdict in a capital murder case, the Supreme Court said the death penalty in South Korea was justified in cases of extreme inhumanity
- AUGUST 16, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
About 57 percent of lawmakers - 135 out of 237 - say...
About 57 percent of lawmakers - 135 out of 237 - say they want the death penalty to be abolished
- AUGUST 11, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Supreme Court justice nominee Kim Young-ran said...
Supreme Court justice nominee Kim Young-ran said...
- AUGUST 5, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Only one out of three Koreans said capital punishment...
Only one out of three Koreans said capital punishment should be abolished, according to a poll conducted by National Human Rights Commission of Korea
- AUGUST 5, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Joo Ho-young of the opposition Grand National Party...
Joo Ho-young of the opposition Grand National Party said he believed the death penalty could only be abolished when society in South Korea was more mature