National Assembly of South Korea

“ However, if the National Assembly hastily enacted the Act under party politics while failing to represent the will of the people with respect to such an important matter as the relocation of the capital, as long as it was not violative of the procedures of the Constitution and the National Assembly Act, as the National Assembly is no more than a representative institution that is to represent the will of the citizens, the citizens who had constituted such National Assembly are, unavoidably, ultimately responsible for such legislation. ”

“ The majority opinion states that such matters are the "matters upon which the citizens should directly make decisions." However, it is questionable why the National Assembly as the representative institution may not determine such matters by collecting the democratic intent of the citizens, and whether the result will vary if the constitutional revision procedure takes place inside the legislature and does not mandate the national referendum as in certain other nations. ”

“ Seoul's 5-year plans have been dedicated to building up the South's economic strength so that it might become a "magnet" for the people of North Korea. Pak's recent reforms and constitutional revision specifically prescribe ad infinitum the fundamental goal of a universal effort to achieve national unity.
Following the Korean war, Seoul's official formula for Korean unification remained U.N.-supervised elections throughout the peninsula, a formula which P'yongyang has always rejected. North Korea has always refused to recognize any role for the United Nations in Korea. ”

“ The National Assembly is a representative institution consisting of the representatives elected by the citizens as holders of the sovereignty, which assumes the pivotal role of representing the sovereign will and determining the important national intent under the present-day governmental structure of indirect democracy. ”

“ April Pak Chong-hui wins third term in close election by defeating Kim Tae-chung of the New Democratic Party.
August Seoul proposes talks between North and South Korean Red Cross societies for purpose of reuniting families separated by the Korean war.
1971
September Informal talks between Red Cross societies start.
December President Pak declares state of national emergency to tighten controls on the population in conjunction with the North-South talks. ”

“ In 1997, the nation suffered a severe financial crisis from which it continues to make a solid recovery. South Korea has also maintained its commitment to democratize its political processes. In June 2000, a historic first south-north summit took place between the south's President KIM Dae-jung and the north's leader KIM Chong-il. In December 2000, President KIM Dae-jung won the Noble Peace Prize for his lifeling committment to democracy and human rights in Asia. He is the first Korean to win a Nobel Prize. ”

“ The National Assembly which is in existence at the time of the coming into force of this Constitution may enact a Special Law to punish the persons who committed unlawful acts in connection with the election of the President and Vice-President held on March 15, 1960 and the persons who killed or inflicted bodily injury upon or committed any other unlawful acts against the citizens protesting against the irregularities, to suspend the citizenship of the persons who committed grave anti-democratic acts taking advantage of their special positions attained before April 26, 1960 ”