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  2. Human rights in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    Also, the practices of the Japanese colonial rule were still in place and enacted. For most of the 20th century South Korean citizens lived under non-democratic rule, most notably under the authoritarian military regimes of Syngman Rhee, Park Chung Hee, Chun Doo-hwan, and Roh Tae-woo. Civil liberties, most especially the freedoms of speech and ...

  3. Law of South Korea - Wikipedia

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    The legal system of South Korea is a civil law system that has its basis in the Constitution of the Republic of Korea.The Court Organization Act, which was passed into law on 26 September 1949, officially created a three-tiered, independent judicial system.

  4. Korean independence movement - Wikipedia

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    The movement began around the late 19th or early 20th century, and ended with the surrender of Japan in 1945. As independence activism on the peninsula was largely suppressed by Japan, many significant efforts were conducted abroad by the Korean diaspora, as well as by a number of sympathetic non-Koreans.

  5. 'Are we about to repeat history?': Martial law's traumatic ...

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    South Korea is widely considered a peaceful beacon of democracy in Asia, but that wasn't always the case. This is a country that saw 16 bouts of martial law during its first four decades ruled ...

  6. History of Korea - Wikipedia

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    In pre-modern Korea, Gija represented the authenticating presence of Chinese civilization, and until the 20th century, Koreans commonly believed that Dangun bestowed upon Korea its people and basic culture, while Gija gave Korea its high culture—and presumably, standing as a legitimate civilization. [38]

  7. Category:Law of South Korea - Wikipedia

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    Category: Law of South Korea. 24 languages. Anarâškielâ ... Legal history of South Korea (1 P) Human rights in South Korea (8 C, 5 P) J. South Korean judges (6 C ...

  8. History of South Korea - Wikipedia

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    The history of South Korea begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. [1] At that time, South Korea and North Korea were divided, despite being the same people and on the same peninsula. In 1950, the Korean War broke out. North Korea overran South Korea until US-led UN forces intervened.

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