Open Net Welcomes the Constitutional Court’s nonconformity decision on warrantless subscriber data access but Anonymous Free Speech Must Be better protected
- Country
- Source
- OpenNet Korea
- Source URL (legacy)
- https://www.opennetkorea.org/en/wp/3710
- Source URL
- opennetkorea.org
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Analysis
Limitation of Extending the Period of the Communication -Restricting Measures
- Country
- Decision Date
- Dec 28, 2010
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Interception
- Privacy
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Case on the Interception of Internet Lines
- Country
- Decision Date
- Aug 30, 2018
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Electronic Communications
- Freedom of Expression
- Interception
- Privacy
- Telecommunication
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Case on Identity Verification of Potential Subscribers to Telecommunications Services
- Country
- Decision Date
- Sep 26, 2019
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Upheld
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Freedom of Expression
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Case on Election Campaign by Teacher via Social Networking Service
- Country
- Decision Date
- Feb 27, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Elections
- Freedom of Expression
- Public Officials
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Case on Real-Name Verification on the Internet During Periods of Election Campaigns
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jan 28, 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Elections
- Freedom of Expression
- Political Expression
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Case on Crime of Factual Defamation
- Country
- Decision Date
- Feb 25, 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Upheld
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Case on “Crime of Online Defamation” Prosecutable without Criminal Complaint by Victim
- Country
- Decision Date
- Apr 29, 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Upheld
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Defamation / Reputation
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Case on Identity Verification System on Message Boards of Public Institutions
- Country
- Decision Date
- Dec 22, 2022
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Upheld
- Keywords
- Anonymity
- Freedom of Expression
- Privacy
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Removal of Posts Containing Unlawful Information Case
- Country
- Decision Date
- Sep 25, 2014
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Upheld
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Electronic Communications
- Freedom of Expression
- National Security
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
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]
- Country
- Decision Date
- Oct 27, 2016
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Supreme Court en banc Decision 2020Do5813 Decided November 19, 2020 【Bodily Injury; Defamation; Assault】
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 19, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Monetary Damages
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Defamation / Reputation
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
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
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 26, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Filtering and Blocking
- Freedom of Expression
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Supreme Court Decision 2020Do11471【Insult; Violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. (Defamation)】
- Country
- Decision Date
- Dec 10, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Acquittal
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Public Interest
- Judicial Body
- Supreme (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Supreme Court Decision 2014Do15290【Insult; Violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. (Defamation)】
- Country
- Decision Date
- Dec 27, 2016
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Acquittal
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Case on Request for Communications Data by Investigative Agencies
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jul 21, 2022
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissibile
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Electronic Communications
- Privacy, Data Protection and Retention
- Telecommunication
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2024
Case Law
Enforcement Decree of the Protection of Communications Secrets Act, Republic of Korea, 1994
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Electronic Communications
- Telecommunication
- Adoption Date
- Jun 28, 1994
- Type of Law
- Decree/Edict
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Korea Communications Commission, Republic of Korea, 2008
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Electronic Communications
- Regulatory Body
- Telecommunication
- Adoption Date
- Feb 29, 2008
- Type of Law
- Decree/Edict
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Enforcement Decree of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Republic of Korea, 1986
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Defamation / Reputation
- Adoption Date
- Dec 31, 1986
- Type of Law
- Decree/Edict
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Enforcement Decree of the Telecommunications Business Act, Republic of Korea, 1984
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Telecommunication
- Adoption Date
- Sep 1, 1984
- Type of Law
- Decree/Edict
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Military Criminal Act, Republic of Korea, 1962
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Insult to Head of State
- Adoption Date
- Jan 20, 1962
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- IV Sectoral Laws
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, Republic of Korea, 2011
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Indecency / Obscenity
- Obscenity
- Adoption Date
- Oct 8, 2011
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- IV Sectoral Laws
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Public Official Election Act, Republic of Korea, 1994
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Elections
- Adoption Date
- Mar 16, 1994
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- IV Sectoral Laws
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Protection of Communications Secrets Act, Republic of Korea, 1994
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Data Protection and Retention
- Electronic Communications
- Telecommunication
- Adoption Date
- Jun 28, 1994
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Act on the Establishment and Operation of Korea Communications Commission, Republic of Korea, 2008
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Content Regulation / Censorship
- Electronic Communications
- Regulatory Body
- Telecommunication
- Adoption Date
- Feb 28, 2008
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Telecommunications Business Act, Republic of Korea, 1984
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Data Protection and Retention
- Telecommunication
- Adoption Date
- Sep 1, 1984
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Republic of Korea, 1987
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Defamation
- Adoption Date
- Jan 1, 1987
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Criminal Act, Republic of Korea, 1953
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Insult to Head of State
- Penal Code
- Adoption Date
- Oct 3, 1953
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1948
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Constitution
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Association and Assembly / Protests
- Freedom of Expression
- Privacy
- Adoption Date
- Jul 17, 1948
- Type of Law
- Constitution
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- Sep 29, 2024
Law
Korea Communications Standards Commission v. Martyn Williams
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 3, 2017
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Appeal allowed
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Filtering and Blocking
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law