https://legal.excellentwiki.com/south-korea/criminal-law/Recent content in Criminal Law on ExcellentWiki - Legal EncyclopediaHugoen-USTue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://legal.excellentwiki.com/south-korea/criminal-law/south-korea-criminal-law/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://legal.excellentwiki.com/south-korea/criminal-law/south-korea-criminal-law/<h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>South Korean criminal law is codified in the <strong>Criminal Code (형법, Act No. 293, 1953)</strong> , which draws from German and Japanese criminal law traditions. The Code establishes the general principles of criminal liability, defines specific offenses, and prescribes punishments. It is supplemented by numerous special criminal statutes addressing economic crimes, sexual offenses, public corruption, and national security. The Constitutional Court and Supreme Court have played significant roles in constitutionalizing criminal law principles.</p>