for sound international marriage and protect the human rights of migrants married to Koreans. MOGEF has strived to lay the basis for sound international marriage by taking the following measures: making it mandatory to exchange detailed personal information on the other party to the marriage considered; operation of international marriage-based migration attachés in Korean embassies in the relevant countries; operation of the council of ambassadors of the relevant countries in Seoul; more stringent inspection of visa issuance, and; stringent control of marriage brokerage agencies. The risk of human rights infringement from hasty marriage still remains, however. As of October 2011, the number of registered international marriage brokerage agencies is 1,670. It has been pointed out that the Act on the Regulation of Marriage Brokerage Agency should be implemented more effectively through the adoption of punitive measures against the failure to exchange detailed personal information or provision of false information on the other party to the marriage considered and marriage brokerage agencies violating the laws of the relevant countries. B. Domestic norms Contents Domestic norms - Concerning the protection of aliens under domestic laws, Article 6 (Effectuation of Treaties and International Laws and Guarantee of Aliens’ Status) of the Constitution and Article 4 (About Foreigners in Republic of Korea) of the National Human Rights Commission Act apply. - Article 36 (1) of the Constitution stipulates that “Marriage and family life shall be entered into and sustained on the basis of individual dignity and gender equality, and the State shall do everything in its power to achieve that goal.” - Article 3 of the Multicultural Families Support Act stipulates that “The Part 2. Stronger protection of human rights of migrants married to Koreans 33