PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Ideal of Civil Procedure and Principle of Good Faith) #
(1) A court shall endeavor to have the litigation procedures progress fairly, swiftly and economically.
(2) The parties and participants of litigation shall perform the litigation in good faith and sincerity.
CHAPTER I COURTS
SECTION 1 Jurisdiction
Article 2(General Forum) #
A lawsuit is subject to the jurisdiction of a court at the place where a defendant's general forum is located.
Article 3(General Forum of Person) #
General forum of a person shall be determined by his or her domicile: Provided, That where the person has no domicile in the Republic of Korea or his or her domicile is unknown, it shall be determined pursuant to his or her residence, and if the residence is unfixed or unknown, it shall be determined pursuant to his or her last domicile.
Article 4(General Forum of Ambassador or Minister) #
In cases where an ambassador, a minister and other citizens of the Republic of Korea who are exempted from an exercise of foreign jurisdiction have no general forum under Article 3, their general forums shall be the place where the Supreme Court is located.
Article 5(General Forum of Juristic Person) #
(1) General forum of a juristic person or any other association or foundation shall be determined pursuant to the place where its principal office or business place is located, and in cases where there exists no office and business place, it shall be determined pursuant to the domicile of the person principally in charge of its duties.