Supreme Court of Korea in the context of Constitutional Court of Korea

South Korea does not recognise same-sex marriage or civil unions. On 21 February 2023, an appellate court ruled that government health insurance should offer spousal coverage to same-sex couples, the "first legal recognition of social benefits for same-sex couples" in South Korea. This was upheld by the Supreme Court of Korea on 19 July 2024.

Polling suggests that support for the legal recognition of same-sex marriage is declining in South Korea. A 2025 Hankook Research poll showed that 31% of South Koreans supported same-sex marriage, dropping from 36% in 2021. A separate 2025 Gallup Korea survey reported 34% backing legalization compared to 58% opposition, similar to levels of support seen ten years prior.

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea (SPO; Korean: 검찰청) is a governmental prosecutor organization in South Korea and is run under the Ministry of Justice. As a national representative of prosecutors, the Office works with the Supreme Court of Korea and below. It is scheduled to be abolished and replaced with the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and the Prosecutors' Office under the Ministry of Justice, both with reduced powers, in September 2026.

Cho Kuk (Korean: 조국; born 6 April 1965) is a South Korean politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of South Korea from May to December 2024, when he lost his seat following the Supreme Court of Korea's decision to uphold his two-year prison sentence for document falsification. He is the founder of the Rebuilding Korea Party.

Cho previously served as a senior presidential aide for civil affairs under the cabinet of Moon Jae-in from May 2017 to July 2019. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Justice, a position he held from September 2019 until his resignation on 14 October 2019 due to his involvement in a series of controversies, including allegations of corruption surrounding his family's business activities.