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| Introduction |
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The
LawWorld (Legal Information Databases) is an expansion of the
Information Superhighway, allowing users to access legal information
anywhere and at anytime using an Internet enabled computer. Information
on judicial decisions, acts and subordinate statutes, legal
publications, regulations, established rules, and precedents are
organically integrated for use in an array of applications including
trials, research, the resolution of disputes, and education.
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Judicial Decisions |
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Supreme Court Decisions : Major decisions since 1948 (44,679 cases as of Mar. 2008)
Lower Court Decisions: Major decisions since 1948 (11,597 cases as of Mar. 2008)
Constitutional Court Decisions: Major decisions since 1989 (2,221 cases as of Mar. 2008) |
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Acts and Subordinate Statutes |
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All Acts and Subordinate Statutes of the Republic of Korea including all related history: 74,370 records
of the Constitution, Acts, Treaties, Enforcement Decrees, Regulations, etc. (as of Mar. 2008) |
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Legal Publications |
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Domestic and overseas legal publications in the Supreme Court Library: 382,024 dissertations, 114,827 separate volumes (as of Mar. 2008) |
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Full Text
• Supreme Court Publications :
Collection of Dissertations on Judicature, Research Materials for
Judicature, Commentaries on Supreme
Court Decisions, Materials for Trials, Compendium on Practical
Affairs of Court, Collection of
Established Rules, Bylaws, and Precedents, and other materials for the
practice of law.
• Externally Published Materials (permitted for use) |
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Information on Regulations, Established Rules, and Precedents |
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15,914 records of Supreme Court regulations, established rules, and precedents including all related
history. (as of Mar. 2008) |
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Special Features of the LawWorld (Legal Information Databases) |
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Possible to Perform Organic Connections Search |
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Information pertaining to judicial decisions, acts and subordinate statutes, legal publications, regulations,
established rules, and precedents are fundamentally interlinked and hyper-link enabled.
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Prompt, Accurate, and Abundant Data |
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By ensuring the prompt production
and provision of accurate information through the automated system of
the Supreme Court Library and Ministry of Government Legislation, users
are facilitated with t he most extensive legal resource depository of
judicial materials in our nation.
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Convenient User Interface |
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Through the development and implementation of the Legal Thesaurus and automated index extraction system, general
users without specific knowledge of law can easily search for legal information.
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