Republic of Korea

“ We went into Korea because we knew that Communist aggression had to be met firmly if freedom was to be preserved in the world. We went into the fight to save the Republic of Korea, a free country, established under the United Nations. These are our aims. We will not give up until we attain them. ”

“ While I was not consulted prior to the President's decision to intervene in support of the Republic of Korea, that decision, from a military standpoint, proved a sound one. As I say, it proved a sound one, as we hurled back the invader and decimated his forces. Our victory was complete, and our objectives within reach, when Red China intervened with numerically superior ground forces. ”

“ Preamble We, the people of Korea, proud of a glorious history, a brilliant culture and a tradition of cherishing peace from time immemorial, imbued with the sublime spirit of independence as manifested in the March First Movement, upon the birth of the democratic Fifth Republic charged with the historic mission of the peaceful unification of the homeland and national renaissance, having determined to consolidate national unity with justice, humanitarianism and brotherly love; to destroy all social vices and injustice ”

“ I do solemnly swear before the people that, by observing the Constitution, defending the State, endeavoring to develop national culture, promoting the freedom and welfare of the people, and pursuing the peaceful unification of the homeland, I will faithfully execute the duties of the President. ”

“ CHAPTER II. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS Article 8 All citizens shall be assured dignity and value of human beings, and it shall be the duty of the State to guarantee such fundamental rights of the people to the utmost. Article 9 All citizens shall be equal before law, and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic, social, or cultural life on account of sex, religion or social status. No privileged caste shall be recognized, nor ever be established in any form. ”

“ Article 12 No citizen shall be prosecuted for an act which does not constitute a crime under the law effective at the time it was committed, nor shall he be placed in double jeopardy. No restrictions shall be imposed upon the political rights of any citizen, nor shall any person be deprived of property rights by means of retroactive legislation. ”

“ The State shall determine the contents and conditions of the duty to work by law in conformity with democratic principles. Standards of working conditions shall be determined by law in such a way as to guarantee human dignity. ”

“ The Korean has absolutely nothing to recommend him save his good nature. He is a standing warning to those who oppose progress. Some one has said that the answer to Confucianism is China; but the best and most completely damning answer is Korea."
Can Korea—such a people, with such rulers—be reformed and redeemed? Can her rulers be made to rule at least in some semblance of righteousness, as preparatory to its more perfect and substantial form ? Can the people learn to prize order, to obey law, and to respect human rights ? ”

“ In case of grave state of hostilities affecting national security, the President may issue orders having the effect of Act, only when it is required to preserve the integrity of the nation, and it is impossible to convene the National Assembly. ”

“ Liberties and rights of citizens may be restricted by law only in cases deemed necessary for the maintenance of order and public welfare. In case of such restriction, the essential substances of liberties and rights shall not be infringed. ”

“ With a splendid climate, an abundant, but not superabundant, rainfall, a fertile soil, a measure of freedom from civil war and robber bands, the Koreans ought to be a happy and fairly prosperous people. If “squeezing,” yamen runners and their exactions, and certain malign practices of officials can be put down with a strong hand, and the land tax is fairly levied and collected, and law becomes an agent for protection rather than an instrument of injustice, I see no reason why the Korean peasant should not be as happy and industrious as the Japanese peasant. ”

“ Even after the death of the author, no person who exploits his work shall commit an act which would be prejudicial to author's moral rights if he were alive provided that such an act is deemed to have not defamed the honor of the author in light of the nature and extent of the act, and in view of the prevailing social norms. ”

“ Article 46 In case the President, Vice-President, Members of the State Council, the Chairman of the Board of Audit, Judges and other public officials designated by law shall have violated in the exercise of their duties, provisions of this Constitution or other laws, the National Assembly shall have power to resolve motions for their impeachment. A motion for impeachment shall be signed by not less than thirty members of the House of Representatives. The vote of a majority of the members of each House duly elected and seated shall be necessary to institute impeachment. ”

“ All classes of wrongs done the Koreans by the Japanese—important and trivial, real, exaggerated, or falsely claimed—are fast diminishing and are destined in time to be reduced to a minimum. The Korean Central Government is now more genuine, more intelligent, and more efficient—as distinguished from the mere wilfulness of the ex-Emperor—than it has ever been before. ”

“ If there is a custom which differs from any provisions of Acts or subordinate statutes which are not concerned with good morals or other social order, and if the intention of the parties to a juristic act is not clear, such custom shall prevail. ”