An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. In 1910, Tokyo formally annexed the entire Peninsula. Korea regained its independence following Japan's surrender to the US in 1945. After World War II, a democratic-based government (Republic of Korea, ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a communist-style government was installed in the north (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK). During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought alongside ROK soldiers to defend South Korea from a DPRK invasion supported by China and the Soviet Union. A 1953 armistice split the Peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. PARK Chung-hee took over leadership of the country in a 1961 coup. During his regime, from 1961 to 1979, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth, with per capita income rising to roughly 17 times the level of North Korea.
South Korea held its first free presidential election under a revised democratic constitution in 1987, with former ROK Army general ROH Tae-woo winning a close race. In 1993, KIM Young-sam (1993-98) became the first civilian president of South Korea's new democratic era. President KIM Dae-jung (1998-2003) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 for his contributions to South Korean democracy and his "Sunshine" policy of engagement with North Korea. President PARK Geun-hye, daughter of former ROK President PARK Chung-hee, took office in February 2013 as South Korea's first female leader. In December 2016, the National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against President PARK over her alleged involvement in a corruption and influence-peddling scandal, immediately suspending her presidential authorities and establishing Prime Minister HWANG Kyo-ahn as Acting President. The Constitutional Court is currently adjudicating the impeachment case. South Korea will host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Discord with North Korea has permeated inter-Korean relations for much of the past decade, highlighted by the North's attacks on a South Korean ship and island in 2010, the exchange of artillery fire across the DMZ, and multiple nuclear and missile tests in 2016.
Korea is a presidential republic.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Displaying 16 - 20 of 37Enforcement Decree of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects.
The purpose of this Decree is to provide for matters delegated by the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof. The text – consisting of 51 article – deals with the following aspects: Application for Adjudication on Compensation for Loss (art. 6-2); Procedure and Methods for Consulation (art. 8); Hearings (art. 11); Service of Composition Deed (art. 7); Temporary Land Utilization Status (art. 38); Determination on Remaining Land (art. 39).
Enforcement Decree of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act.
The propose of this Decree is to provide for matters delegated by the National Land Planning and Utilization Act and matters necessary to implement the afore-mentioned Act. In particular, article 2 deals with definition of different kinds of facilities. Articles 74 and 75 concern limitations on construction within height restriction districts and limitations on construction within disaster prevention districts. The text consists of 17 articles.
Implements: National Land Planning and Utilization Act. (2016-01-19)
Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on the National Land.
The purpose of this Decree is to provide for matters delegated by the Framework Act on the National Land and other matters necessary to implement such delegated matters.
Enforcement Decree of the Foreigner’s Land Acquisition Act.
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters delegated by the Foreigner's Land Acquisition Act and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof. The text consists of 7 articles as follows: Purpose (1) ; International Organizations Subject to Report on Land Acquisition Contracts (art. 2); Report on Land Acquisition (art. 3); Management of Report on Land Acquisition (art. 4); Permission Areas of Land Acquisition (art. 5); Land Acquisition by Means of any Cause other than Contracts (art. 6); Imposition of Fines for Negligence (art. 7).
Promotion of Installation of Waste Disposal Facilities and Assistance to Adjacent Areas Act.
The purpose of this Act is to contribute to environmental conservation and to improvement in the quality of nationals’ livelihood by facilitating installation of waste disposal facilities and promotion of residents’ welfare of the adjacent areas through promoting the securing of sites for waste disposal facilities and support for the residents of adjacent areas.