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Yoo So-hee, who was a lecturer at the University of Yeungnam , explained the articles and columns of Hankyoreh and Hankyoreh21 in the second half of 2012 "understanding of modern popular culture" and was accused of violating the public election law.A university lecturer distributed critical articles to presidential candidates during the course hours, as a teaching material, it's a loyal teacher practice that does not match an election campaign. "He said.
Supreme Court 2 (Chae Jae-yun) said yesterday that Lee Jae-su (51, formerly known as Yoo So-hee), was handed to the court for lectures after distributing 10 articles criticizing the candidate candidate Park Gyeong candidate- From the case of violation of the public election law fined 1 million won, and remanded the case to the Daegu High Court for the purpose of not guilty.
During the conference on the theme of "contemporary popular culture" of Yeungnam University, from September 9 to 10, 2012, before the 18th presidential election, students will receive the status of "copy and distribution". articles and columns ". He was accused of having used pre-election campaigns and campaigns, violating the distribution ban other than the normal methods of election articles.
In the ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that "if a person goes to an election, she announces or studies the results of the badessment or criticism of historical events and characters related to the election "It is possible to seriously impinge on academic research and teacher freedom by banning scientific research and teaching activities about people," he said. "Only part of the distributed lecture included Park Geun-hye criticism It can not be said that the act of this teacher is an act of defeating the candidate of Park.
The decision was the first time that the Supreme Court had specified that "freedom of the professions", which is the basis of "freedom of research", is largely guaranteed.
The court said, "The freedom of science, the core of spiritual freedom, is essential for activities aimed at gaining new perceptions by constantly raising problems or criticizing without following conventional methods and recognition. Professor Freedom is the foundation of this academic freedom and means the freedom of professors and researchers to receive any instruction, interference or control in the content and methods of professors, such as teaching and teaching in according to their research and academic achievements "He said.
The court said: "If we consider the purpose of the Constitution, the restriction on" teacher's freedom "should be kept to a minimum, even if the content and method of the teaching profession seems somewhat deviated from and of the existing order, they should not be considered as unlawful acts and as long as there are no special circumstances, they should be considered as acts of academic research.
The court said: "The activities of professors and researchers in universities should be widely guaranteed as the freedom of professors to explore, criticize and teach historical events, characters, social problems and specific cultural phenomena. In the event of a violation, it must be considered, from the point of view of the elector, to be a transfer of academic research results or an academic process, but objectively and clearly recognized as an act of disapproval. election or defeat of a particular candidate.
The court said: "In this case, to study the subject of popular culture from the academic point of view of sociology, it is necessary to have a critical understanding of the context of the time. The use of media articles as course material can not be considered contrary to the purpose and purpose of the conference. In addition, researchers should study these topics in a free and critical manner on an academic basis, and when they transmit their research findings, it is inevitable that their content may be in accord with or in contradiction with the claims of research. a particular political group. On the basis of these elements, the Court held that it is difficult to objectively see the fact that Yoo's teaching activities correspond to campaigns prohibited by the electoral law.
The court also stated: "The distribution of press articles as educational material in the course of teaching activities can not be considered an act of distribution by means other than normal methods such as newspapers banned by the public election law Yoo pointed out that even in previous conferences, newspaper articles were copied and used as course material.
After being handed over to court for violating the electoral law, Yoo was fined 1 million won in the first two seams. In March 2014, the court ruled that most of the allegations were culpable because Yoo is a member of "people who open peace and unity."
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