Local Autonomy Act of South Korea

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South Korean statute local government law

The Local Autonomy Act of South Korea is a foundational law that defines and guarantees the structure, powers, and operation of local self-governing bodies and councils throughout the country.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Local Government Act of South Korea	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	South Korean statute ⓘ local government law ⓘ
appliesTo	cities, counties, and districts in South Korea ⓘ metropolitan cities in South Korea ⓘ provinces in South Korea ⓘ special metropolitan city and special self-governing provinces ⓘ
basedOn	Constitution of the Republic of Korea provisions on local autonomy ⓘ
country	South Korea ⓘ
defines	functions of local governments in South Korea ⓘ organization of local councils in South Korea ⓘ powers of local governments in South Korea ⓘ relationship between central government and local governments ⓘ status of local self-governing bodies ⓘ structure of local governments in South Korea ⓘ
enforcedBy	Ministry of the Interior and Safety of South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
guarantees	local autonomy ⓘ local self-government ⓘ
hasPart	provisions on local councils ⓘ provisions on local executives ⓘ provisions on residents’ participation ⓘ provisions on supervision and control of local governments ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfDocument	Korean ⓘ
legalBasisFor	delegation of administrative affairs to local governments ⓘ election and term of local council members ⓘ election and term of local government heads ⓘ local legislative procedures ⓘ operation of basic local governments in South Korea ⓘ operation of metropolitan governments in South Korea ⓘ resident recall and resident initiative systems ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law system ⓘ
purpose	to clarify responsibilities and authority of local governments ⓘ to promote balanced regional development ⓘ to realize democratic local self-government ⓘ
regulates	boundaries and names of local governments ⓘ establishment and abolition of local governments ⓘ local administrative organizations ⓘ local councils ⓘ local executives ⓘ local government associations and cooperatives ⓘ local ordinances ⓘ local public officials system ⓘ local referendums and resident participation mechanisms ⓘ supervision of local governments by the central government ⓘ
subjectOf	amendments following democratization in South Korea ⓘ constitutional review regarding local autonomy ⓘ legal scholarship on decentralization in South Korea ⓘ
typeOfNorm	framework law for local government ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seoul Metropolitan Council → establishedUnder → Local Autonomy Act of South Korea ⓘ

Buk District, Daegu → governedUnder → Local Autonomy Act of South Korea ⓘ

Daedeok-gu → governedUnder → Local Autonomy Act of South Korea ⓘ

Mayor of Daejeon → legalBasis → Local Autonomy Act of South Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Local Government Act of South Korea