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TITLE [11_07_17] Korean Judicial System Ranked First for Two Straight Years
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World best judicial system evaluated by World Bank’s Doing Business 2018

¡á The World Bank Group ranked Korea at the top for the civil judicial system
- In Doing Business 2018 published on October 31, 2017, the World Bank gave the finest evaluation for the expeditious proceedings and inexpensive cost of the Korean Judicial System
- Following the previous year, Korea received highest points in Court Automation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

¡á World ranking and comparison of points in Enforcing Contracts
- The fastest, cheapest and highest-quality judicial proceedings

 World ranking and comparison of points in Enforcing Contracts

 

Enforcing Contracts World Rank

Time(days)

Value-to-Cost

Quality of Judicial Proceedings

DTF points

Korea

1

290

12.7%

14.5

84.15

China

5

496

16.2%

15.1

78.23

Germany

22

499

14.4%

11

71.32

France

15

395

17.4%

11

73.04

USA

16

420

30.5%

13.8

72.61

UK

31

437

45.7%

15

68.69

Japan

51

360

23.4%

7.5

65.26

 

¡á Korea ranked fourth in the overall ranking – higher than last year’s rank on the fifth
- Amongst 190 countries that the World Bank evaluated, Korea ranked fourth in the overall and first in Enforcing Contracts (judicial system for civil proceedings)
- The effective and high-quality judicial system will contribute to enhance confidence in the legal system and economic growth

¡á Overall Ranking
- Throughout the continuous improvement and reform efforts for better judicial system, Korea has been receiving higher points every year on each evaluation indicator and entered within the top 5 judicial system in the world in 2010
- While maintaining one of the best judicial systems since 2012, Korea finally ranked the first in 2017 and maintained the place again in 2018
- Korea received high points in the Quality of Judicial Processes Index newly introduced in 2016, globally recognized for the excellence of judicial proceedings
- The judiciary will continue its endeavor to improve the judicial and trial proceedings

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