The husband appealed the case to the top court, claiming his Canadian wife has no right to accuse him of an extramarital affair since adultery is not against the law in Canada.
``Regardless of nationality, everyone on Korean territory must abide by Korea's laws since they are based on the principle of extraterritorial privilege for jurisdiction,'' said Judge Koh Hyun-chul in the ruling. ``Thus, regardless of his wife's nationality, she can accuse him of adultery.''
Holla!!! Adultery is illegal in Korea, and made the news recently because an actress is in court fighting the charge.
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That's awesome. I guess he should have contacted an international lawyer before soaking his noodle
Just as well I don't base my whoring and drug use on other countries' laws while I'm here in Korea!
Fancy that, everyone in a certain country must abide by that country's rules.
Who woulda thunk it?!
I think the name of his lawyer should be made public so that the rest of us can avoid coming into contact with him. If that is the best defense the man can conjure up then.... damn. Having taught law students I appreciate the "out-of-the-box" thinking (if you want to call it that) involved, but someone needs to watch more Boston Legal.
-Denny Crane-
It's funny, a hagwon owner in Kunsan was once heard making the same argument when he was screwing his teachers out of severance and medical and airfare..
"I'm Canadian. I am not bound by the laws of Korea."
I just about died when I heard that. So did he when the courts ruled against him.
It made me laugh.. the Korean guy thinking "my wife isn't korean, so I can fuck around... umm... more than other korean guys married to korean women?." ㅋㅋㅋ
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