Area Handbook for KoreaU.S. Government Printing Office, 1964 - 595 pages |
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Page 207 - To afford equal opportunities to every person, To provide for the fullest development of the capacity of each individual in all fields of political, economic, social and cultural life...
Page 35 - Japan has stolen from the Chinese, such as Manchuria, Formosa and the Pescadores, shall be restored to the Republic of China. Japan will also be expelled from all other territories which she has taken by violence and greed. The aforesaid three great powers, mindful of the enslavement of the people of Korea, are determined that in due course Korea shall become free and independent.
Page 308 - International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, or World Bank).
Page 208 - ... and social ethics. (3) The standard for publication installations of a newspaper or press may be prescribed by law. (4) Regulation of the time and place of outdoor assembly may be determined in accordance with the provisions of law. (5) The press or publication shall not impugn the personal honour or rights of an individual, nor shall it infringe upon public morality and social ethics.
Page 176 - Nations bodies involved in human rights, such as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO...
Page 35 - The terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out and Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and such minor islands as we determine.
Page 213 - Article 40. All members of the National Assembly shall be prohibited from seeking, through abuse of their position, any rights or interests in property or position, or from facilitating the securing of the same in behalf of others, by means of contract with, or disposition of, a State or public agency or any enterprise determined by law.
Page 28 - Korea, being an independent state, enjoys the same sovereign rights as Japan," and the Chinese claim of suzerainty was formally ignored.
Page 121 - Frequently, the poems disclose a preoccupation with purity, symbolized by whiteness : Do not enter, snowy heron, In the valley where the crows are quarreling. Such angry crows are envious Of your whiteness, And I fear that they will soil That body you have washed in the pure stream. The ephemeral nature of time, the pleasures of wine, family life, and loyalty to one's sovereign are other common themes.
Page 207 - Treaties duly ratified and promulgated in accordance with this Constitution and the generally recognized rules of international law shall have the same effect as that of the domestic law of the Republic of Korea.