Country overview
An overview of the country, its geography, political make-up, legal system and courts.
South Korea :: Country profile
South Korea is in eastern Asia and occupies the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and many islands …
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South Korea :: Legal framework
South Korea has a civil law legal system as the laws were influenced largely by the European civil law system …
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South Korea :: The constitution
South Korea’s basic law is provided by its constitution, which was extensively amended in 1987 before being passed by the National Assembly and approved in a national referendum …
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South Korea :: The courts
The major courts in South Korea are the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court, the High Courts, the District Courts, the Patent Court, the Family Court and the Administrative Court …
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