Category: Constitution

Professors: August 15th Declaration of Constitutional Protection, Restoration of People’s Sovereignty, and Confluence with New Civilization

2020-8-15, Professors’ Solidarity for Freedom and Justice The 3rd Proclamation of the Professors’ Solidarity for Freedom and Justice, Republic of Korea August 15th Declaration of Constitutional Protection, Restoration of People’s...

Another Journalist, Woo Jong-chang, Jailed for Libel, Judge Says Cho Kuk Defamed, Rule of Law Continues to Crumble in South Korea

2020-7-19, Tara O Another journalist, Woo Jong-chang (우종창, 63), is jailed in South Korea after being convicted of the “crime” of “libel” for announcing “false information.”  On July 17, 2020,...

Just One Day After the Landslide Victory, “Abolish the National Security Act,” “Change the Constitution to Nationalize Land,” and the Prosecutor General Threatened

2020-4-17, NewDaily [Translation] One day after the ruling party’s landslide victory in the 21st general election, the ruling party is  calling to abolish the National Security Act. In addition, the...

Changing the Constitution: Some South Korean Lawmakers Surreptitiously Propose to Change the Constitution if 2% of the Population Agree

2020-3-10, Tara O In a surprise move, and amidst the Coronavirus outbreak, a group of lawmakers tabled a bill–  “One Point Constitutional Amendment”– to change South Korea’s Constitution, if 1,000,000...

Libel Lawsuits to Silence Free Speech Continue…South Korean Supreme Court Fines a Deceased Woman Jung ₩8 Million ($6,900) for Libel for referring to National Assemblyman Kim Sung-hwan as “Pro-North Korea”

2019-12-25, Tara O The presiding judge of South Korea’s Supreme Court Ahn Cheol-sang (안철상) ruled on December 22, 2019 that Ms. Jung Mi-hong (정미홍), who passed away from lung cancer...