China News Service, June 11th, according to Korean media reports, recent incidents of child abuse in South Korea have continued. In this regard, there are views that the relevant laws that grant pro-rights the "disciplinary power" have caused this problem. Against this background, the Korean Ministry of Legal Affairs has promoted the plan to remove the "disciplinary power" from the Civil Code.
Data Map: Seoul, South Korea.
According to reports, according to the current "Civil Law" of Korea, pro-persons have the "disciplinary power" and can punish their children to protect or teach them. However, many people believe that the relevant provisions will be misunderstood as the law allows parental persons to punish children beyond the scope of teaching, including corporal punishment.
In view of this, the Korean Ministry of Legal Affairs decided to promote the plan to delete the content of parental punishment from the Civil Code. In addition, the Ministry of Justice also plans to study new legal provisions that prohibit parents from corporal punishment of their children.
According to reports, the South Korean Ministry of Legal Affairs decided to hold a roundtable meeting with relevant agencies from the 12th, and set up a special group of legal experts. Allegedly, South Korea intends to strive to formulate an implementation plan within 2020, and to submit a "Civil Law" amendment to Congress.