South Korea scientist found guilty of embezzlement and bioethics violations
October 26, 2009
[JURIST] The Seoul Central District court on Monday found Dr. Hwang Woo-Suk [BBC profile] guilty of embezzling research funds and bioethics violations. Hwang was acquitted on fraud charges and given a two-year suspended sentence instead of the four-year sentence requested by the prosecution. Hwang,....... [more] 
South Korea court rules ban on nighttime assemblies unconstitutional
September 25, 2009
[JURIST] The South Korean Constitutional Court [official website, in Korean] ruled Thursday that a ban on nighttime assemblies is an unconstitutional violation of the right to free assembly. The court gave the National Assembly until June 30, 2010, to amend [Hankyoreh report] Article 10 of the Assem....... [more]
South Korea court again rules against Microsoft in antitrust suit
September 14, 2009
[JURIST] The Seoul Central District Court on Monday found Microsoft [corporate website] in violation of South Korea's antitrust laws for bundling software programs with its Windows operating system. The court found the company's bundling practice to be in violation of fair competition rules and disr....... [more]
South Korea court rules against Microsoft in antitrust suit
June 11, 2009
[JURIST] A South Korean court ruled Thursday that Microsoft [corporate website] violated antitrust regulations by packaging software with the Windows operating system, but dismissed requests for damages from two Korean software firms. The suit alleged [Yonhap News report] that the company's packagin....... [more]
South Korea ex-president targeted by bribery probe dies in apparent suicide
May 23, 2009
[JURIST] Former South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] apparently committed suicide Saturday by leaping off a 30-foot cliff. Roh and members of Roh's family were under investigation [UPI report] by the Republic of Korea's Supreme Prosecutor's Office [official website]....... [more]
South Korea high court upholds right to die
May 22, 2009
[JURIST] The South Korean Supreme Court [official website, in Korean] on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling allowing a brain-damaged patient the right to die [JURIST news archive]. The patient, a 76-year old woman on life-support at a Yonsei University medical center [hospital website], is brain-d....... [more]
US trade office adds Canada to list of countries with 'inadequate' IP protections
May 1, 2009
[JURIST] The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) [official website] on Thursday added Canada [JURIST news archive] to its Priority Watch List [text, PDF] of 12 countries that are not adequately protecting intellectual property rights [USTR press release]. In its 2009 Special 301 Report [tex....... [more]
North Korea to formally indict detained US journalists
April 24, 2009
[JURIST] North Korean state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) [media website] reported Friday that two US journalists arrested in March will stand trial. While the charges remain unclear, it is possible the journalists will face charges of espionage [AP report]. According to the South Korea Mi....... [more]
South Korea court clears blogger of charges
April 20, 2009
[JURIST] The Seoul Central District Court on Monday acquitted a South Korean blogger charged with spreading misleading financial information online. Park Dae-sung had been charged [UNHCR report] with spreading false and misleading financial information for writing that the South Korean government h....... [more]
South Korea appeals court affirms landmark right-to-die ruling
February 11, 2009
[JURIST] A South Korea [JURIST news archive] appellate court on Tuesday upheld a landmark lower court ruling authorizing removal of life-support from a comatose woman. Tuesday's decision by the Seoul High Court affirmed the December ruling of the Seoul Western District Court that ordered Yonsei Seve....... [more]
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