Korea Bar Associations

The Korean Bar Association was founded in 1952 as a public association. It consists of attorneys in private practice, law firms, authorized law offices that provide notarial services, and fourteen local bar associations. Since its establishment, the Association has taken part in a variety of activities to defend the fundamental human rights of citizens and realizing the social justice, while contributing to fostering the law-abiding culture and society that are the basis of a democratic order. In case of the basic human rights being infringed by state power, the Association examines the case to put down abuses as well as to work out a countermeasure. In addition, the Association makes critical statements on state¡¯s mismanaged policies to raise public awareness.