Korea
Republic of Korea ("South Korea") / Daehan-minguk (Han-guk)
Constitution
- Constitution of Republic of Korea (external link) (World Law Information Center)
- International Constitutional Law: South Korea (external link) (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) offers English translation and Background Note
- WIPO Lex: Constitution of the Republic of Korea (external link) (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Executive
Judicial
- Supreme Court (external link)
- Constitutional Court (external link)
- Ministry of Justice (external link)
- South Korean Constitutional Court Cases in English (Law Library of Congress)
Legislative
- OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Kwanbo (external link)
- PARLIAMENT: National Assembly [Kukhoe] (external link)
- Korean Laws in English (external link) (Korea Ministry of Government Legislation)
- Statutes of Republic of Korea (external link) (Korea Legislation Research Institute)
- GLIN Archive: Republic of Korea [1948–2011] (Law Library of Congress)
- FAOLEX: Republic of Korea (external link) (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources.
- NATLEX: Republic of Korea (external link) (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
- RefWorld Legal Information: Republic of Korea (external link) (UNHCR)
- WIPO Lex: Republic of Korea (external link) (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Legal Guides
- Global Legal Information Catalog: South Korea (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
- Global Legal Monitor: South Korea (Law Library of Congress)
- In Custodia Legis: English Translations of Post-Second World War South Korean Laws – Global Legal Collection Highlights (Law Library of Congress)
- Law Library of Congress Legal Reports: South Korea
- Biometric Data Retention for Passport Applicants and Holders
- Child Restraint and Seat Belt Regulations: South Korea
- Crimes Against Humanity: Korea (South)
- Family Reunification Laws: South Korea
- Guest Worker Programs: South Korea
- Laws on Children Residing with Parents in Prison: South Korea
- National Parliaments: South Korea
- Regulation of Bitcoin: South Korea
- Regulation of Foreign Aid: South Korea
- Restrictions on Genetically Modified Organisms: South Korea
- Law Library of Congress Search: Republic of Korea / South Korea
- Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
- AsianLII: Korea (South) (external link) (Asian Legal Information Institute)
- Foreign Official Gazette Database: Republic of Korea (external link) (Center for Research Libraries)
- Foreign Law by Jurisdiction: Korea: South and North (external link) (New York University Law Library)
- ForIntLaw: Republic of Korea (external link) (Washburn University Law Library)
- International Judicial Assistance: Republic of South Korea (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Korean Bar Association (external link)
- Legal News (in Korean) LawnB (external link); Law Times (external link); and Legal Times (external link)
- Update: A Research Guide and a Bibliography for Korean Legal Resources in English (external link) (GlobaLex)
- Update: South Korean Law Research on the Internet (external link) (GlobaLex)
- Web Guide to Free Legal and Compliance Resources on the Asia Pacific Region (external link) (LLRX) includes Korea (external link)
- World Legal Information Institute: Korea (South) (external link) (WorldLII)
- World Legal Materials from Asia: Korea (Republic) (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
General Sources
- Country Profile: South Korea (Library of Congress) May 2005; PDF
- Country Study: South Korea (Library of Congress) June 1990
- World Digital Library: Republic of Korea (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
- BBC News: South Korea Country Profile
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Korea, South (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- Consular Information Sheet: South Korea (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Information: Korea, South (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Republic of Korea (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Economist Topics: South Korea (external link)
- Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington (external link)
- FAO Country Profiles: Republic of Korea (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
- Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations with South Korea (U.S. Dept. of State)
- A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Republic of Korea (South Korea) (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
- Human Rights in South Korea (external link) (Amnesty International)
- International Religious Freedom Reports: Korea, Republic of (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Modern Korean History Portal (external link) (Wilson Center. History and Public Policy Program)
- NATIONAL LIBRARY: National Library of Korea (external link)
- NEWS: Korea Herald (external link); Chosun Ilbo (external link); Korea Joongang Daily (external link); Hankyoreh (external link)
- U.S. Embassy, Seoul (U.S. Dept. of State)
- U.S. Office of the Trade Representative: Korea
- World Bank: Republic of Korea (external link)
- World Factbook: Korea, South (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- World Health Organization: Republic of Korea (external link)
For more information on South Korea see:
- Global Legal Monitor: South Korea
- Law Library of Congress Search: Republic of Korea
- Law Library of Congress Search: South Korea
Last Updated: 03/23/2017