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
- NOVEMBER 16, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Lee Jun-yeong, one of 29 artists featured in "Invitation...
Lee Jun-yeong, one of 29 artists featured in "Invitation to Life" at Insa-dong's Hakojae Gallery, described herself as "oriented toward inner revolution" rather than political activism
- NOVEMBER 11, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
It is rare for Korean mainstream artists to team up...
It is rare for Korean mainstream artists to team up with some of this country's finest alternative musicians for some serious, thought provoking cause but November 11 presented such a coupling with the "Citizens' Concert" (also known as the "Ku Ka Mu Nar
- NOVEMBER 10, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan urged the head of Korean...
Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan urged the head of Korean legislature to support a special bill aimed at abolishing capital punishment
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The South Korean government hinted that it would not...
The South Korean government hinted that it would not pursue charges that China violated the Vienna Convention on consular affairs concerning the alleged failure to promptly inform Seoul about the execution of a South Korean convict
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The government established the post of consul general...
The government established the post of consul general or consul at all its smaller overseas missions to further strengthen consular affairs
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The opposition Grand National Party demanded that President...
The opposition Grand National Party demanded that President Kim Dae-jung apologize to the people for the diplomatic row surrounding China's execution of a South Korean drug trafficker, rebutting Foreign Minister Han Seung-soo's public apology as the heigh
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Two Koreans on trial in Heilongjiang, China, on drug-trafficking...
Two Koreans on trial in Heilongjiang, China, on drug-trafficking charges are likely to be sentenced to death, court sources said
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The diplomatic row surrounding China's recent execution...
The diplomatic row surrounding China's recent execution of a South Korean drug trafficker appears to be winding down as China reportedly apologized to South Korea for violating the Vienna Convention on consular affairs, officials said
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The government's top auditor, Lee Jong-nam, said his...
The government's top auditor, Lee Jong-nam, said his Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) would make a special inspection of the Foreign Ministry, including the minister, the vice-minister and the embassy in Beijing, over the diplomatic row with China stem
- NOVEMBER 4, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
According to a survey, 36 percent of 838 respondents...
According to a survey, 36 percent of 838 respondents over age 20 oppose capital punishment, compared with 20 percent in a Gallup Korea survey in 1994 and 34 percent in a Research World poll in 1999
- NOVEMBER 3, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Han Seung-soo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade,...
Han Seung-soo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and his Chinese counterpart Tang Jiaxuan expressed mutual regret over the diplomatic incident concerning the execution of a South Korean national in China
- NOVEMBER 3, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
China failed to give a specific answer to Korea's queries...
China failed to give a specific answer to Korea's queries over the alleged torture of a Korean inmate, known as Park, by Chinese authorities