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These sites provide information and links, concerning politics, the three branches of government, local government, the constitution, and laws.
Another site one should especially note is the site prepared
by the Library of Congress’ Law Library for international
and multinational information on their Guide
to Law Online. Researchers
may also want to consult the Country
Studies of the Federal Research
Division.
CEAL Korean Materials
Committee - Korean Government & Politics (http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc/libraries/eastasian/korea/ckm/subjguides/korgov.html)
It has links to all the government sites in South Korea.
Chibang Chach'i Kongjik Son'go (http://www.localpower.or.kr/main.htm)
Local Autonomy Institute is an independent organization with purpose of developing
Korea's local autonomy system. Provides statistics and factual data about all
levels of local autonomy governments. Includes related laws, taxation, and site
links to local autonomy administrations in all government levels.
Chibang Haengjong Yon'guso (LARI) / 지방행정연구소 (http://www.lari.re.kr/)
Local Administration Research Institute. LARI seeks to develop local administration and autonomy. Includes project information, symposiums/conference information, statistics (human resources, financial management, taxation, and local assembly election), and legislation information. In Korean.
Constitution Finder. South Korea (http://confinder.richmond.edu/country.php)
Select South Korea from a list of countries. Links to an English translation of the constitution. From the University of Richmond.
The Constitutional Court
of the Republic of Korea/ 헌법재판소 (http://www.ccourt.go.kr/home/english/index.jsp)
Established in 1988 by the current Constitution. The site includes abstracts
of a selected number of major cases translated into English as well as information
about the court itself, jurisdiction and procedure, justices, and statistics. In Korean and English.
Global Legal Information Network (http://www.glin.gov)
A database of laws and regulations provided by the governments of participating
nations. Includes over 1,500 English-language summaries of laws from Romania,
primarily from February, 1991 to the present. A few of the law summaries predate
1991, with the earliest abstracting the Civil Code of the Romanian Principalities
promulgated in 1864. Click on "Search," then "Guest." Maintained
by the Library of Congress. In Korean, English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian, and in other languages.
Governments on the WWW: Korea (Republic) (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/kr.html)
Links to national and regional institutions, representations in foreign countries, political parties, and more.
Kim Dae-jung receives
Nobel Peace Prize (http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/documents/2000Peace.htm)
A UCLA Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) Newsfile, with news stories & select
bibliography on Korean President Kim Dae-jung.
Korea.net: Korean Government Homepage (http://www.kois.go.kr/)
Korean government's official home page and portal to information about Korea. Includes translations of the latest reports and analyses released by various departments of the Korean government, directories, information about Korea from government to business to slides, and a multimedia center. In multiple languages with major news stories in Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Arabic. From the Korean Overseas Information Service (KOIS) of the Government Information Agency.
Korean legal research resources
on the Internet (http://www2.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/Korea.html)
Website includes a summary of the Korean legal system as well as links to
primary legal sources and other sources of Korean law on the Internet.
Korean legal research
at the University of Washington (http://lib.law.washington.edu/eald/klr/kres.html)
Ministry of Culture
and Tourism (MCT) / 문화관광부 (http://www.mct.go.kr/english/index.jsp)
MCT is responsible for affairs in the areas of culture, the arts, religion, tourism, and sports. Provides information about the Ministry, its offices, articles, and related links. In Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese. In Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade/ 외교통상부 ((http://www.mofat.go.kr/mofat/index.jsp)
Ministry in charge of diplomacy, external economic policy, overseas Korean nationals, international situation analysis and overseas promotion affairs. Links to information about the Ministry, minister, and senior officials; press and publications; foreign policy and foreign relations; economy and trade, and more. In Korean and English.
Ministry of Gender Equality & Family/ 여성가정부 (http://english.mogef.go.kr/index.html)
Established in January 2001 to replace the Presidential Commission on Women's Affairs. Ministry’s mandate is to prevent sexual violence and domestic violence, and to provide victim protection, and gender discrimination prevention and relief. The site provides comprehensive information on gender policies of the Korean government and gathers citizen's opinions. Some information is available in English.
Ministry of Information and Communication. Republic of Korea / 정보통신부 (http://eng.mic.go.kr/eng/index.jsp)
Ministry’s major goal is to accelerate information infrastructure and promote of IT industry of South Korea. Includes links to information about the Ministry and its vision, publications and statistics, policy, resources, and the IT industry. In Korean and English.
Ministry of Labor/ 노동부 (http://english.molab.go.kr/)
Presents information about the Ministry and its subordinate bodies, news, labor
laws and regulations, labor policies, labor statistics database, publications,
press releases, glossary, FAQ, information about job market and training opportunities,
and a comprehensive list of related institutions and Websites (domestic, foreign,
and international labor organizations, business and industry, exhibitions, research
institutions, and labor news). Updated daily. In Korean and English.
Ministry of Unification/ 통일부 (http://www.unikorea.go.kr/english/index.jsp)
Presents information about Korea unification with North Korea. Offers general
information about the Ministry and includes news, educational materials, dispersed
family database, research papers, current issues, historical documents of official
meetings, and economic cooperations between the two Koreas. The site also presents
a guide to North Korea with information about North Korea's society and culture,
including folk songs, photographs of everyday life, and languages. In Korean and English.
National Intelligence Service/ 국가정보원 (http://eng.nis.go.kr/app/main/index)
Site offers facts on North Korea, unification policy, and information on other
related government activities of South Korea. In Korean and English.
National Security Law/ 국가보안법 (http://www.kimsoft.com/Korea/nsl-kr.htm)
South Korea's National Security Law. In Korean.
National Security
Law (Translated Version) (http://www.kimsoft.com/Korea/nsl-en.htm)
An unofficial translation of South Korea's National Security Law.
Research Institute of the Differently Abled
Rights in Korea/ 장애우권익문제연구소 (http://www.cowalk.or.kr/)
Web site of the nonprofit organization that works to improve rights of disabled
people in South Korea. Projects focus on the development of social welfare policy
and the publication of public education materials. Includes human rights statements,
papers, symposium and forum information, news, newspaper articles, policy information,
education materials, and publication information. In Korean, English, and Japanese.
Supreme Court of Korea/ 대법원 (http://www.scourt.go.kr/scourt_en/index.html)
The homepage of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Providing the general
public with judicial information, history and organization, Judicial procedure
in civil, criminal and other cases. In Korean and English. |