「NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA ACT」
(2) The provisions of Article 36 (5) through (7) shall apply mutatis mutandis for the purpose
of paragraph (1) of this Article.
[This Article Wholly Amended on May 19, 2011]
Article 38 (Exclusion, etc. of Commissioners) (1) Any commissioner (including any member of
the mediation committee under Article 41: hereafter the same shall apply in this
Article)who corresponds to any of the following subparagraphs shall be excluded from
deliberation and resolution on a petition:
1. Where the commissioner or any person who is or was his/her spouse is the party of the
relevant petition or the joint holder of any rights or joint obligor of any duties with the
said party in regard to the relevant petition;
2. Where the commissioner is or was a blood relative of the party of the relevant petition;
3. Where the commissioner has testified or appraised the relevant petition;
4. Where the commissioner participates or participated in the relevant petition as an agent
of the party;
5. Where the commissioner has participated in any criminal investigation or trial with
respect to the relevant petition or relief procedures under any other Act.
(2) Where there exist circumstances wherein the participation of a commissioner would
prejudice the fairness of deliberation and resolution, the party may file an application to
the chairperson of the Commission to recuse such commissioner, and the chairperson of
the Commission shall, in turn, make a decision thereon without referring the request to the
Commission for resolution: Provided, That if it is inadequate that the chairperson of the
Commission makes the decision, the said request shall be referred to the Commission for
the resolution.
(3) Any commissioner may voluntarily recuse himself/herself from deliberation and
resolution on the relevant petition, where he/she falls under either any of the
subparagraphs of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2).
[This Article Wholly Amended on May 19, 2011]
Article 39 (Dismissal of Petition) (1) The Commission shall dismiss a petition if the content
thereof turns out to fall under any of the following subparagraphs as a result of
investigation:
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