What are the rules of appeal against a judgment of a civil court of Korea?
Judgments of the first instance court (i.e., the trial court) are appealed to the appellate court level including high court, and judgments of the appellate division of district court and high court are appealed to the Supreme Court, and in each case, the appeal must be made within 2 weeks from the date when the written decision being appealed has been served (Article 396(1) of the Civil Litigation Act). Appeals must be made within such period, and appeals raised after such period has passed are invalid (Article 396(2) of the Civil Litigation Act). Appeals must be made in writing, setting forth the appellant’s intent to and grounds for appeal, and must be submitted to the court which rendered the judgment being appealed. The 2-week time period for submission of appeals begins on the date immediately following the date when the original written decision of the court is served on the parties, and such period cannot be reduced or extended by the court (Article 172 of the Civil Litigation
