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United States Vs South Korea Essay

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A democratic country is the country governed directly or indirectly by people who have their sovereignty, so it has the laws to protect citizens’ rights. Most countries in the world adopt democracy, and so do United States and South Korea. However, it doesn’t mean that not both countries’ laws are same. There are some similar and different points between United States and South Korea in their laws to protect individual rights. There are five similar points in their laws. First of all, the First Amendment and the Article 21 of Korean Constitution are about freedom of speech, press, religion, and so on. Secondly, the Fourth Amendment and the Article 12 and 13 of Korean Constitution are about protection from unreasonable search and arrest. Thirdly, …show more content…

Firstly, the Second Amendment is about right for having arms and army. However, there is no Article in Korean Constitution about it and it is illegal. Secondly, the Third Amendment is about protection from quartering of army, but this also doesn’t exist in Korean Constitution. Thirdly, the Seventh Amendment is about civil trial by jury, and laws related to this point don’t exist in Korea. However, there is a noticeable point in Korea, which is called Civil Participation in Criminal Trials. It has been enforced since 2008 and is same with United States in terms of having jury, but there are two crucial differences. In Korea, jury can only participate in criminal cases and their verdicts have no legal binding forces, just advisory effects. Fourthly, the Ninth Amendment is about protection of rights not specified in the Bill of Rights, and Korea does not have laws involving this aspect naturally because the Korean Government does not adopt the Bill of Rights. Lastly, the Tenth Amendment is about powers of states and people, but this point is vague. The concept of powers of people can applied to both United States and Korea, but the concept of powers of state can’t because the Korean Government does not have federal system. Therefore, in this essay, it is categorized as difference, but some people can regard it as same

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