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
- MAY 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
In a seminar on the death penalty held in May, the...
In a seminar on the death penalty held in May, the Committee for Justice and Peace, which is under the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea, kicked off a lengthy war against capital punishment
- MARCH 26, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
On March 26, police arrested two young Russian women...
On March 26, police arrested two young Russian women in South Korea, Yelena Patrina and Tatyana Bednenko, both born in 1976, from the Russian city of Khabarovsk, charging them with the murder of another Russian young woman, a friend of the two, Tatyana Ye
- JANUARY 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
According to a survey released in 1999 by Gallup Korea,...
According to a survey released in 1999 by Gallup Korea, 50% advocate capital punishment while 43% oppose it
- JANUARY 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions sent allegations to the Government regarding the violation of the right to life of Bong Hae Yi who reportedly died on December 9, 1997 as a result of torture (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for in the Penal Code...
The death penalty is provided for in the Penal Code (1953) for political and ordinary crimes