IV. Establishing a Foundation for a Better Society in the Future 1. Criminal Justice System and Human Rights A. Human Rights Status 2022 Criminal justice system refers to ‘a system of state agencies responsible for the execution of the state’s right to punish as a specialized national judicial system.’621) Investigation agencies, such as the police and prosecutors, courts, and correctional institutions (detention centers, prisons, etc.) are operated through this system. These institutions are important national institutions in terms of realizing justice for criminal acts prohibited by the Criminal Act, rescuing victims, and taking charge of punishing and edifying perpetrators, and the criminal justice system is also considered as an indicator to measure the level of human rights in a country. Various human rights issues and discussions arise from various stages of investigation, criminal trial, correction and detention. As 100 key tasks under the 4th National Human Rights Plans of Action (NAP), the NHRCK presented the following: clarification of the procedures for handling the voluntary submission of electronic information storage media in criminal judicial proceedings; strengthen the right to receive assistance from a lawyer in criminal proceedings; protection of the weak during the criminal proceedings; establish measures to prevent abuse of police investigative power; protection of information human rights in judicial proceedings; and improvement of systems related to the collection and use of biometric information. These are the main topics that require consideration to improve the Korean society. In addition, other topics for consideration in the future are: the need to deal with overall delays in investigations and trials; the need for appropriate treatment for social minorities, 621) Lee, Young-geun, Study on the functional characteristics of German criminal justice system, 2011. 254