Library • CYRILLA: Global Digital Rights Law

Title	Date added	Template	Status of Law	Country	Keywords	Adoption Date	Type of Law	Research Category	Decision Date	Case Status	Case Outcome (Procedural)	Case Outcome (Disposition)	Judicial Body	Source	Source URL (legacy)
Telecommunications Code of Brazil	Oct 3, 2024	Law	Nullified	Brazil	Telecommunication	Aug 27, 1962	Legislation	IV Sectoral Laws
Law on National Statistics and Computing Institute (Peru)	Oct 3, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	Peru	Access to Information Statistics	May 3, 1990	Legislation	IV Sectoral Laws
Open Net Welcomes the Constitutional Court’s nonconformity decision on warrantless subscriber data access but Anonymous Free Speech Must Be better protected	Sep 30, 2024	Analysis		South Korea	Data Protection and Retention Electronic Communications Privacy Telecommunication									OpenNet Korea	https://www.opennetkorea.org/en/wp/3710
Limitation of Extending the Period of the Communication -Restricting Measures	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Interception Privacy				Dec 28, 2010	Closed	Admissible	Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional	Constitutional Court
Case on the Interception of Internet Lines	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Electronic Communications Freedom of Expression Interception Privacy Telecommunication				Aug 30, 2018	Closed	Admissible	Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional	Constitutional Court
Case on Identity Verification of Potential Subscribers to Telecommunications Services	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Access to Information Freedom of Expression				Sep 26, 2019	Closed	Admissible	Law or Action Upheld	Constitutional Court
Case on Election Campaign by Teacher via Social Networking Service	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Elections Freedom of Expression Public Officials				Feb 27, 2020	Closed	Admissible	Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional	Constitutional Court
Case on Real-Name Verification on the Internet During Periods of Election Campaigns	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Access to Information Elections Freedom of Expression Political Expression				Jan 28, 2021	Closed	Admissible	Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional	Constitutional Court
Case on Crime of Factual Defamation	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Defamation				Feb 25, 2021	Closed	Admissible	Law or Action Upheld	Constitutional Court
Case on “Crime of Online Defamation” Prosecutable without Criminal Complaint by Victim	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Defamation Defamation / Reputation				Apr 29, 2021	Closed	Admissible	Law or Action Upheld	Constitutional Court
Case on Identity Verification System on Message Boards of Public Institutions	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Anonymity Freedom of Expression Privacy				Dec 22, 2022	Closed	Admissible	Law or Action Upheld	Constitutional Court
Removal of Posts Containing Unlawful Information Case	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Censorship Electronic Communications Freedom of Expression National Security				Sep 25, 2014	Closed	Admissible	Law or Action Upheld	Constitutional Court
Case on the Unconstitutionality of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Promotion of Newspapers, Etc. Prescribing the Employment Requirements for an Online Newspaper [2015Hun-Ma1206, 2016Hun-Ma277 (consolidated), October 27, 2016]	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Freedom of Press Media/Press				Oct 27, 2016	Closed	Admissible	Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional	Constitutional Court
Supreme Court en banc Decision 2020Do5813 Decided November 19, 2020 【Bodily Injury; Defamation; Assault】	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Defamation Defamation / Reputation				Nov 19, 2020	Closed	Affirmed Lower Court	Monetary Damages	Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
Case on Taking a Temporary Measure on the Information Disclosed via Information and Communications Network 2016Hun-Ma275, 2016Hun-Ma606, 2019Hun-Ma199,(Consolidated), November 26, 2020	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Access to Information Filtering and Blocking Freedom of Expression				Nov 26, 2020	Closed	Dismissed	Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional	Constitutional Court
Supreme Court Decision 2020Do11471【Insult; Violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. (Defamation)】	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Defamation Public Interest				Dec 10, 2020	Closed	Affirmed Lower Court	Acquittal	Supreme (court of final appeal)
Supreme Court Decision 2014Do15290【Insult; Violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. (Defamation)】	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Defamation				Dec 27, 2016	Closed	Reversed Lower Court	Acquittal	Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
Case on Request for Communications Data by Investigative Agencies	Sep 30, 2024	Case Law		South Korea	Electronic Communications Privacy, Data Protection and Retention Telecommunication				Jul 21, 2022	Closed	Admissibile	Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional	Constitutional Court
Enforcement Decree of the Protection of Communications Secrets Act, Republic of Korea, 1994	Sep 29, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	South Korea	Electronic Communications Telecommunication	Jun 28, 1994	Decree/Edict	III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Korea Communications Commission, Republic of Korea, 2008	Sep 29, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	South Korea	Electronic Communications Regulatory Body Telecommunication	Feb 29, 2008	Decree/Edict	III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Enforcement Decree of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Republic of Korea, 1986	Sep 29, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	South Korea	Defamation Defamation / Reputation	Dec 31, 1986	Decree/Edict	III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Enforcement Decree of the Telecommunications Business Act, Republic of Korea, 1984	Sep 29, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	South Korea	Telecommunication	Sep 1, 1984	Decree/Edict	III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Military Criminal Act, Republic of Korea, 1962	Sep 29, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	South Korea	Insult to Head of State	Jan 20, 1962	Legislation	IV Sectoral Laws
Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, Republic of Korea, 2011	Sep 29, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	South Korea	Indecency / Obscenity Obscenity	Oct 8, 2011	Legislation	IV Sectoral Laws
Public Official Election Act, Republic of Korea, 1994	Sep 29, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	South Korea	Elections	Mar 16, 1994	Legislation	IV Sectoral Laws
Protection of Communications Secrets Act, Republic of Korea, 1994	Sep 29, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	South Korea	Data Protection and Retention Electronic Communications Telecommunication	Jun 28, 1994	Legislation	III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Act on the Establishment and Operation of Korea Communications Commission, Republic of Korea, 2008	Sep 29, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	South Korea	Censorship Content Regulation / Censorship Electronic Communications Regulatory Body Telecommunication	Feb 28, 2008	Legislation	III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Telecommunications Business Act, Republic of Korea, 1984	Sep 29, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	South Korea	Data Protection and Retention Telecommunication	Sep 1, 1984	Legislation	III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Republic of Korea, 1987	Sep 29, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	South Korea	Censorship Defamation	Jan 1, 1987	Legislation	III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Criminal Act, Republic of Korea, 1953	Sep 29, 2024	Law	Final/Active/Current	South Korea	Defamation Insult to Head of State Penal Code	Oct 3, 1953	Legislation	I Legal Foundations

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