No. 18670
Promulgation Date 2022-01-04
Ministry of Justice
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1 Purpose
Article 1 (Purpose)
SECTION 2 International Jurisdiction
Article 2 (General principles)
Article 3 (General jurisdiction)
Article 4 (Special jurisdiction over locations of offices or places of business)
Article 5 (Special jurisdiction over location of property)
Article 6 (Jurisdiction over connected claims)
Article 7 (Jurisdiction over counterclaims)
Article 8 (Jurisdiction by agreement)
Article 9 (Jurisdiction by pleading)
Article 10 (Exclusive jurisdiction)
Article 11 (International lis pendens)
Article 12 (Non-exercise of international jurisdiction)
Article 13 (Exception from application)
Article 14 (Jurisdiction over interim measures of protection)
Article 15 (Jurisdiction over non-contentious cases)
SECTION 3 Applicable Law
Article 16 (National law)
Article 17 (Law of habitual residence)
Article 18 (Application of foreign law)
Article 19 (Scope of applicable law)
Article 20 (Mandatory application of law of Republic of Korea)
Article 21 (Exception to designation of applicable law)
Article 22 (Application of law of the Republic of Korea under foreign law)
Article 23 (Provisions of foreign law contrary to public order)
CHAPTER II PERSON
SECTION 1 International jurisdiction
Article 24 (Special jurisdiction over cases such as declaration of disappearance)
Article 25 (Special jurisdiction over actions regarding members)
SECTION 2 Applicable Law
Article 26 (Legal capacity to hold rights)
Article 27 (Disappearance and absence)
Article 28 (Legal capacity to act)
Article 29 (Protection of transactions)
Article 30 (Corporations and organizations)
CHAPTER III LEGAL ACTS
Article 31 (Formalities of legal acts)
Article 32 (Agency in fact)
CHAPTER IV REAL RIGHTS
Article 33 (Real rights)
Article 34 (Means of transportation)
Article 35 (Bearer securities)
Article 36 (Objects in transit)
Article 37 (Consensual security interest to bonds)
CHAPTER V INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
SECTION 1 International jurisdiction
Article 38 (Special jurisdiction over actions regarding contracts for intellectual property rights)
Article 39 (Special jurisdiction over actions regarding infringement of intellectual property rights)
SECTION 2 Applicable Law
Article 40 (Protection of intellectual property rights)
CHAPTER VI CLAIMS
SECTION 1 International jurisdiction
Article 41 (Special jurisdiction over actions regarding contracts)
Article 42 (Jurisdiction over consumer contracts)
Article 43 (Jurisdiction over employment contracts)
Article 44 (Special jurisdiction over actions regarding torts)
SECTION 2 Applicable Law
Article 45 (Party autonomy)
Article 46 (Objective connection to determine applicable law)
Article 47 (Consumer contracts)
Article 48 (Employment contracts)
Article 49 (Formation and validity of contract)
Article 50 (Management of affairs)
Article 51 (Unjust enrichment)
Article 52 (Torts)
Article 53 (Subsequent agreement on applicable law)
Article 54 (Assignment of claims and acceptance of obligations)
Article 55 (Transfer of claims under statutes)
CHAPTER VII FAMILY
SECTION 1 International jurisdiction
Article 56 (Special jurisdiction over cases regarding marital relationships)
Article 57 (Special jurisdiction over cases regarding parent-child relationships by birth)
Article 58 (Special jurisdiction over cases regarding adoptive relationships)
Article 59 (Special jurisdiction over cases regarding parent-child legal relationship)
Article 60 (Jurisdiction over cases regarding support)
Article 61 (Special jurisdiction over cases regarding guardianship)
Article 62 (Jurisdiction over family mediation cases)
SECTION 2 Applicable Law
Article 63 (Formation of marriage)
Article 64 (General effects of marriage)
Article 65 (Marital property regime)
Article 66 (Divorce)
Article 67 (Parent-child relationship during marriage)
Article 68 (Parent-child relationship out of wedlock)
Article 69 (Children born out of wedlock)
Article 70 (Adoption and dissolution of adoption)
Article 71 (Consent)
Article 72 (Parent-child legal relationship)
Article 73 (Support)
Article 74 (Other kinship)
Article 75 (Guardianship)
CHAPTER VIII INHERITANCE
SECTION 1 International jurisdiction
Article 76 (Jurisdiction over cases regarding inheritances and wills)
SECTION 2 Applicable Law
Article 77 (Inheritance)
Article 78 (Wills)
CHAPTER IX BILLS AND CHECKS
SECTION 1 International jurisdiction
Article 79 (Special jurisdiction over actions regarding bills and checks)
SECTION 2 Applicable Law
Article 80 (Legal capacity to act)
Article 81 (Qualification for drawee)
Article 82 (Manner)
Article 83 (Effects)
Article 84 (Acquisition of underlying claims)
Article 85 (Partial acceptance and partial payment)
Article 86 (Manner of act for exercising and preserving rights)
Article 87 (Loss or Theft)
Article 88 (Law of place of payment of checks)
CHAPTER X MARITIME COMMERCE
SECTION 1 International jurisdiction
Article 89 (Jurisdiction over cases regarding limitation of liability of shipowners)
Article 90 (Special jurisdiction over actions regarding ship or navigation)
Article 91 (Special jurisdiction over actions regarding general average)
Article 92 (Special jurisdiction over actions regarding ship collision)
SECTION 2 Applicable Law
Article 94 (Maritime commerce)
Article 95 (Ship collisions)
Article 96 (Marine salvage)
ADDENDA <Act No. 18670, Jan. 4, 2022>