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
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The South Korean government strongly protested against...
The South Korean government strongly protested against Beijing's failure to notify Seoul before executing a convicted South Korean drug trafficker in September and called on China to thoroughly investigate the circumstances
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea has executed a total of 1,634 people for...
South Korea has executed a total of 1,634 people for serious crimes since it was liberated from Japanese rule in 1945, averaging 28
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Ministry of Justice expressed its opposition to...
The Ministry of Justice expressed its opposition to a move by 154 Assemblymen to pass a bill abolishing capital punishment saying that lawmakers should be careful in considering the move
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
A majority of South Korean ruling and opposition lawmakers...
A majority of South Korean ruling and opposition lawmakers submitted a bill to abolish the death penalty
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea has executed a total of 1,634 people for...
South Korea has executed a total of 1,634 people for serious crimes since it was liberated from Japanese rule in 1945, averaging 28
- OCTOBER 29, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea protested to China for breaking diplomatic...
South Korea protested to China for breaking diplomatic practices by executing a Korean drug dealer in China
- OCTOBER 29, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that another South...
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that another South Korean, a 50-year-old man named Yun, was sentenced to death this year in China for trying to smuggle two kg (4
- OCTOBER 29, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Ruling and opposition parties criticized China for...
Ruling and opposition parties criticized China for failing to give Seoul prior notice of its execution of a Korean citizen convicted of drug-trafficking
- OCTOBER 27, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
On September 25 the Chinese government executed a South...
On September 25 the Chinese government executed a South Korean, who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking, without any prior notice to the Korean government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) said
- OCTOBER 27, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
About 60 percent of Koreans favour retaining the death...
About 60 percent of Koreans favour retaining the death penalty according to a recent poll
- OCTOBER 26, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan demanded an end to the death...
Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan demanded an end to the death penalty during a visit to death row inmates at the Seoul Detention Center in Gyeonggi province
- OCTOBER 23, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
A Korean national has been awaiting execution in a...
A Korean national has been awaiting execution in a Chinese prison since 25 September after being convicted by China's highest court, sources said