September 9, 2024

Is it illegal to have an affair with a married person even if the marriage has been already broken?

Is it illegal to have an affair with a married person even if the marriage has been already broken? In South Korea, there was an Article […]
April 16, 2024

Your boss swears loudly in a conversation

Your boss swears loudly in a conversation Your boss swears loudly in a conversation with someone else in the office. Is it illegal to record it? […]
February 11, 2020
[Supreme Court Decision – Criminal Law] – On Intent of Defamation

[Supreme Court Decision – Criminal Law] – On Intent of Defamation

I’d like to introduce Supreme Court Decision stating that in case a person makes a statement damaging another person’s reputation when checking out if the rumor […]
February 10, 2020
[Supreme Court Decision – Criminal Law] On Uploading a “Torrent File” of Obscene Videos

[Supreme Court Decision – Criminal Law] – On Uploading a “Torrent File” of Obscene Videos

I’d like to introduce Supreme Court Decision stating that uploading a “torrent file” of obscene videos is violation of Act on Promotion of Information and Communications […]
January 2, 2020

On production of child or youth pornography

Korean courts impose severer penalties for the accused who commit sex offenses against minors than those in the past. There is a special act which prescribes […]
December 27, 2019

On narcotic crimes

I’ve been sometimes asked about narcotic crimes from expats in Korea. South Korea is famous for its strict laws on narcotic crimes and there are several […]
December 26, 2019

How to deal with sexual abuses

This post will cover sex crimes and viable legal actions to the crimes. Above all, it is necessary to clarify each type of sex offenses including […]
December 26, 2019

Defamation by alleging facts can be justified?

Many expats do not understand why the one who tells truth shall be punished. There have been many controversies over whether the first paragraph of the […]
December 26, 2019

What is defamation?

I have received many inquiries on defamation. I’d like to briefly discuss defamation on this post. Korean Criminal Act prescribes on defamation and the relevant Article […]