Republic of Korea (South Korea)

Republic of Korea law resource page with links to the Republic of Korea constitution, Republic of Korea government, Republic of Korea law firms, Republic of Korea law, Republic of Korea study abroad, Republic of Korea legal research, Republic of Korea e-commerce law, Republic of Korea court, Republic of Korea bar association, Republic of Korea legal aid corporation, Republic of Korea law schools, Republic of Korea legislature, and Republic of Korea law guide.

Republic of Korea Law

• ROK Government's Official Web Portal
  In English, Korean. Services offered by the Korean e-Government.
• Korea Government
  In English, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Vietnamese and Arabic. Click on "Government" on the left tab. Links to the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. From Korea.net.
• Governments on the WWW: Korea (Republic)
• Republic of Korea
  From the Law Library of Congress. "The Guide to Law Online is an annotated compendium of sources accessible through the Internet. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary," and more.
• South Korea Law Directory
  From Inter-Lawyer Law Firms Directory.

Associations and Organization

• Korean Bar Association
  In Korean.
• Korea Legal Aid Corporation (In Korean)
  "The Korean legal aid system is a social welfare system in the legal field to promote and protect fundamental human rights by providing various supporting services, including free legal consultation, affordable lawyers or public-service advocates services for civil and criminal litigation, and other legal assistance, to those who can not effectively be protected by the current legal system due to their financial difficulties or ignorance of the law."

Commercial Law

• KoreaLaw.com

Constitution

• Constitution of the Republic of Korea
  In English and Korean. From the Constitutional Court of Korea.

Courts

• Constitutional Court Act
  In English and Korean.
• Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea
  In English and Korean. Site includes abstracts of a selected number of major cases translated into English.
• The Supreme Court
  In English and Korean.

E-Commerce

• The Basic Law on Electronic Commerce
  From Baker & McKenzie.

Justice, Administration of

• Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea
  In English and Korean.

Law Firms

• Law Firms
  HierosGamos. Select by City or Practice Area.

Law Schools

• Seoul National University, College of Law
  In English or Korean.
• Columbia Law School, Center for Korean Legal Studies
• Law Schools
  From Jurist Legal Intelligence.

Legal Research

• Korean Legal Research Resources on the Internet
  By Heija B. Ryoo, Associate Professor, Director of Library Systems and Technical Services, Southern Illinois University School of Law Library. Site includes links to sites on Korean laws, regulations and cases, government and organizations, law schools, law firms, libraries and library catalogs, economy, and news/general information.
• National Assembly Library
  In English and Korean.
• A Web Guide to Free Legal and Compliance Resources on the Asia Pacific Region
  From LLRX.com. By Jane Macoustra, published June 3, 2002.

Legislation

• Ministry of Legislation
  In English, Korean, and other languages. "The Ministry of Legislation is responsible for the establishment of policies on the legislative administration of the government in general; coordination of government legislation; review of bills of laws, treaties, etc; authoritative interpretation of laws and regulations; operation of the Administrative Appeals Commission under the Prime Minister; research and analysis of legislative information; public information on laws and regulations; and support of the legislative activities of local governments." Site includes some statutes in English.
• National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
  In English and Korean.
• Republic of Korea
  “NATLEX, the database of national labour, social security and related human rights legislation maintained by the ILO's International Labour Standards Department. Records in NATLEX provide abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information, and they are indexed by keywords and by subject classifications."

U.S. Law School Study Abroad Programs to Korea

• Santa Clara University
  

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