The Ministry of Government Legislation

What The Ministry of Government Legislation does

The Ministry of Government Legislation (법제처) is a central government ministry of the Republic of Korea responsible for legislative affairs, headquartered at the Government Sejong Complex in Sejong Special Self-Governing Province with an additional Seoul Legal Support Center. Established in its current form in 2013 (though its legislative support functions predate this, as evidenced by copyright records back to 1997), the Ministry coordinates and reviews government legislation, provides official legal interpretations, supports member-initiated legislation in the National Assembly, and offers local government ordinance drafting support. It serves four primary constituencies: central government ministries/agencies, the National Assembly, local government units, and the general public.

The Ministry operates a portfolio of digital legal information platforms including the National Law Information Center (law.go.kr), the citizen-friendly Living Law Information service (easylaw.go.kr), the Civil Participation Legislation Center (opinion.lawmaking.go.kr), and the World Law Information Center (world.moleg.go.kr) for comparative international legal research. Supporting sub-products include the Children's Legislative Information portal, the Legislation Education System (edu.moleg.go.kr), and the Administrative Proposal System for citizen regulatory feedback. The Ministry holds statutory authority over 21 laws and regulations including the Ministry of Government Legislation Act and the Legal Information Management Act, and operates with 5,001-10,000 employees.

As a government ministry, the organization is funded through the Korean national budget rather than commercial revenue. Services are delivered free of charge to all users, with no pricing model or go-to-market motion in the commercial sense. Distribution occurs through the official website portal (moleg.go.kr), inter-governmental coordination mechanisms with other ministries and the National Assembly, and supplementary public engagement channels including Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, Instagram, and Naver Blog.

Name

The Ministry of Government Legislation

Legal name

Korea Ministry of Government Legislation

Website

https://www.moleg.go.kr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The Ministry of Government Legislation (법제처) is the central Korean government ministry responsible for legislative affairs, providing government bill drafting, legal review, official legal interpretations, and the national law database (law.go.kr) to ministries, the National Assembly, local governments, and citizens.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sejung

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Government Legislation is a Republic of Korea central government ministry that drafts, reviews, and coordinates government legislation, provides official legal interpretations, manages the national law database, and operates digital platforms enabling public access to legal information and citizen participation in the legislative process. It serves other government ministries, the National Assembly, local governments, and Korean citizens through both inter-governmental coordination and publicly accessible e-government portals.

Product overview

The Ministry of Government Legislation (법제처) operates a unified e-government portal providing legal information and citizen participation services. The core offerings include the National Law Information Center (국가법령정보센터) for comprehensive legal database access, the Living Law Information (생활법령정보) service for citizen-friendly legal guidance, the Civil Participation Legislation Center (국민참여입법센터) for public involvement in lawmaking, and the World Law Information Center (세계법제정보센터) for international legal research. Supporting services include the Children's Legislative Information (어린이 법제처) educational portal, the Legislation Education System (법제교육시스템) for government official training, legislation review and interpretation services, public data services, and the Administrative Proposal System for government reform feedback.

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Products and services

• National Law Information Center (국가법령정보센터) Online portal providing comprehensive Korean legal information including statutes, regulations, and legal precedents, operated as a shared service across government ministries.
• Living Law Information (생활법령정보) Citizen-friendly legal information service that provides easily understandable explanations of laws affecting daily life.
• Civil Participation Legislation Center (국민참여입법센터) Platform enabling citizens to participate in the legislative process by submitting opinions on proposed legislation.
• World Law Information Center (세계법제정보센터) International legal information portal providing foreign and international legal resources for comparative legislative research.
• Legislation Review and Interpretation Services Core government service providing legislative drafting, review, and legal interpretation support for government ministries and local governments.
• Public Data Services (공공데이터) Open government data services allowing citizens and businesses to access and utilize public legal and administrative data.
• Administrative Proposal System (적극행정) System for citizens to propose improvements to administrative regulations and report passive or inefficient administration for government reform.
• Children's Legislative Information (어린이 법제처) Child-friendly version of the ministry website with educational content about law and legislation for younger audiences.
• Legislation Education System (법제교육시스템) Online education platform offering training programs on legislative affairs, administrative law, and related topics for government officials and citizens.

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Technology focussed No

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Recent moves5 records

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Direct peers

• Japan Ministry of Justice: Japan's equivalent central ministry handling legal affairs, legislative drafting support, and legal interpretation for the executive branch. Directly comparable in function to Korea's Ministry of Government Legislation as a national-level legislative support agency in a neighboring jurisdiction.
• Germany Federal Ministry of Justice: Bundesministerium der Justiz performs legislative drafting, legal review, and coordination of federal legislation in Germany. Functions as a direct peer providing executive branch legislative support services similar to Korea's Ministry of Government Legislation.
• UK Government Legal Department: Provides legal advice to the UK government across all ministerial departments and supports legislative drafting. Comparable as a centralized executive branch legal and legislative support function.
• US Office of Legal Policy: Component of the U.S. Department of Justice that advises the Attorney General on policy and develops legislative initiatives. Comparable in coordinating executive branch legislative priorities and legal policy.
• France Secrétariat général du Gouvernement: Provides legislative coordination, bills review, and Order of Council examination for the French government. Functions as a direct peer in central executive legislative affairs.
• Canada Department of Justice: Provides legal services to the Government of Canada, including legislative drafting and review, similar to Korea's Ministry of Government Legislation. National-level executive branch legal coordination.
• Australia Office of Parliamentary Counsel: Drafts and publishes all Australian government legislation and maintains the Federal Register of Legislation. Direct peer providing legislative drafting services to a national government.
• Singapore Attorney-General's Chambers: Provides legal advisory services to the Singapore government and drafts legislation. Comparable as a national-level executive legal and legislative support body in a developed Asian jurisdiction.

Broad incumbents

• EUR-Lex: EU's official legal database providing access to all EU legislation, case law, and international agreements. Comparable as a digital legal information platform serving multination governments and citizens.

Emerging players

• Cornell Legal Information Institute: Non-profit providing free digital access to U.S. legal information. Comparable as a digital legal information platform, though operates with a non-government model focused on academic and public access.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Molegtwit
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBzWK8pO62qviwa0yPQWo3w
• Facebookfacebook.com/Moleg.Korea
• Instagraminstagram.com/moleg.go.kr

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