Declarations and Reservations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, accession or succession.
For objections thereto and declarations recognizing the competence of the Human Rights Committee under article 41, see hereinafter.)

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Reservation:

       The Government of the Republic of Korea [declares] that the provisions of [...], article 22 [...] of the Covenant shall be so applied as to be in conformity with the provisions of the local laws including the Constitution of the Republic of Korea.
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(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations were made
upon ratification, accession or succession.)
Republic of Korea

       [The Government of the Republic of Korea] recognizes the competence of the Human Rights Committee under article 41 of the Covenant.
Notifications under Article 4 (3) of the Covenant (Derogations)
(Taking into account the important number of these declarations, and in order not to increase excessively the number of pages of the present publication, the text of the notifications has in some cases, exceptionally, been abridged. Unless otherwise indicated, when the notification concerns an extension, the said extension affects those articles of the Covenant originally derogated from, and was decided for the same reasons. The date on the right hand, above the notification, is the date of receipt.)
Republic of Korea

19 May 2025


       Around 10:27 p.m. (KST) on 3 December 2024, the President of the  declared martial law in his address to the entire nation. However, following the passage of the resolution by the National Assembly at around l:02 a.m. on 4 December 2024 calling for rescinding the martial law, the President publicly announced at around 4:20 a.m. that he would lift the martial law. The Cabinet subsequently approved the motion to revoke the martial law at around 4:29 a.m. on the same day.

       The Government of the Republic of Korea confirms that the Covenant, including the rights and obligations under Articles 9, 19, 21, and 22, which were possibly subject to the restrictions under the martial law decree, is currently in full implementation.

       (See depositary notification C.N.208.2025.TREATIES-IV.4)