About 80% of South Korean judges encounter SI-fabricated legal precedents
Prepared by Sintelligent with the help of SI. Published in SI: . Updated: .
Source verification is becoming a mandatory part of legal work, as generated citations regularly reach court and consume participants' time.
The Supreme Court surveyed 360 judges from October 6 to 16. Among those handling civil, family and administrative cases, 196 judges, or 80.7%, had seen citations of nonexistent precedents, while 159, or 65.4%, had seen distorted precedents. Another 16.9% had encountered citations of nonexistent laws. About 69.5% of judges reported false precedents cited by litigants themselves and 57.6% by lawyers. Nearly 92% supported institutional measures: source verification, grounds for fines and disciplinary action for repeat violations. The National Court Administration links such citations to delays in proceedings.
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