CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to contribute to enhancing the dignity and human rights of individuals by clarifying the responsibilities of the State and local governments with regard to the prevention of violence against women and protecting and supporting victims and by providing basic matters for comprehensively and systematically promoting policies to prevent violence against women.
Article 2(Basic ideology) #
The basic ideology of this Act is to establish a society free from violence by promoting policies to prevent violence against women to ensure that all persons are safe from violence against women in the public and private spheres and to make further progress thereon.
Article 3(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act shall be defined as follows:
1. The term "violence against women" means gender-based violence or any act that violates the right to physical and mental well-being, safety, etc. by using violence against women, including domestic violence, sexual violence, sex trafficking, sexual harassment and persistent harassment, as defined in relevant statutes; intimate partner violence; violence using information and communication networks, etc.;
2. The term "victim of violence against women" means a person who has suffered violence against women, and her spouse (including a person in a de facto marital relationship), lineal relatives, and siblings;
3. The term "secondary victimization" means a case where a victim of violence against women (hereinafter referred to as "victim") suffers from any of the following:
a. Mental, physical, or financial damage inflicted at any point during the entire process of handling cases of and recovering from violence against women, including investigation, trial, protection, medical care, and media reporting;
b. Damage caused by group bullying, assault, abusive language, or any other conduct resulting in mental or physical harm (including damage caused by the use of information and communications networks);