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the draft should specify the content and procedure for omission of part of
the examining procedure in case of the provisions regarding the partial
omission of the examining procedure. Sixth, the draft should include
provisions so that treatment for refuge applicants can be applied mutatis
mutandis to visitors staying for humanitarian reasons.
D. Opinion on the Partial Revision Draft of the Maritime Security Act
The Commissioner of the National Maritime Policy Agency asked for
the opinion of the NHRCK with regard to the partial revision draft of
the Maritime Security Act. The draft contains provisions which allow
maritime police officers to use arms if their maritime activities fall
under the category of legitimate self-defense as defined by Article 20 of
the Criminal Act.
With regard to the draft, the Commission expressed its opinion on
March 28, 2013. The rationale of its expression was: because the use of
arms gravely influences the life and body of human beings, the reason
proposed by the draft does not seem to be inevitably necessary or
reasonable, and accordingly allowing the use of arms is not advisable,
especially from the perspective of the protection of human rights.
E. Opinion on the Draft Bill on the Human Rights of Children
and Youth
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family asked for the opinion of
the NHRCK with regard to the draft bill on the human rights of
children and youth. In response, the Commission expressed its opinion,
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