Rights & Anti-corruption

CAT cat-torture-1

BProbable echo

Evidence tier

Echo patterns are similarity-based hypotheses, not proof of causation. Open the sources and evaluate the linkage yourself.

Evidence Scorecard

Three lenses — wording, timing, documented link. Not a single proof score.

Probable echo

Semantic

Strong semantic alignment

Temporal

Global precedent precedes Korea

Linkage

Official Korean agency source + concept alignment (no explicit citation recorded)

Could also be…show

•Parallel domestic policy development is possible.
•Industry or market pressure may have driven similar language.
•A common external shock (e.g., financial crisis, pandemic) could explain parallel adoption.

Timeline of the echo

11 year lag

First Korean mentionKorea accession to CAT / domestic implementation track

Interrogate the Evidence

Answers are rendered directly from this record’s own curated fields — nothing is generated.

Bprobable echo · 75%

SemanticStrong semantic alignment
TemporalGlobal precedent precedes Korea
LinkageOfficial Korean agency source + concept alignment (no explicit citation recorded)

Matched concepts: convention against torture ↔ 고문방지협약; criminalize torture ↔ 고문죄; CAT ↔ CAT

Similarity type: cat-torture-1 | convention against torture → 고문방지협약

Matched Concepts

3 pairs

GlobalKorean Echo

convention against torture

↓→

고문방지협약

criminalize torture

↓→

고문죄

CAT

↓→

CAT

Agenda Arc

Derived

Built live from origin, soft-law type, timeline, and sources — not a new research claim. Global vs Korean purpose are observed framings — not proof of coordination.

Global purpose

The UN Convention against Torture (CAT, 1984) obligates States to criminalize torture and prohibit refoulement.

Korean purpose

대한민국은 1995년 CAT에 가입하였으며, 형법상 폭행·가혹행위 등으로 고문 행위를 처벌하고 있다.

Reasoning echo

Observed framing link: cat-torture-1 | convention against torture → 고문방지협약. Not a claim of coordination.

Started where

CAT

Started how

via policy learning

Soft lawGlobalCAT
Global instrument
The UN Convention against Torture (CAT, 1984) obligates States to criminalize torture and prohibit refoulement.
Primary source
LegislationKoreaKorea
Korean instrument
대한민국은 1995년 CAT에 가입하였으며, 형법상 폭행·가혹행위 등으로 고문 행위를 처벌하고 있다.
Primary source

Original (Global)

The UN Convention against Torture^① (CAT^③, 1984) obligates States to criminalize torture^② and prohibit refoulement.

Echo (Korea)

대한민국은 1995년 CAT^③에 가입하였으며, 형법상 폭행·가혹행위 등으로 고문 행위를 처벌하고 있다.

Echo Strength

sourceVerified

hasKoreanSource

hasGlobalSource

hasDate

keywordDiversity

agendaTags

Influence Mechanism

policy learning

Origin

CAT

Timeline

cat-torture-1 | convention against torture → 고문방지협약

Sources

🌍Global source

🇰🇷Korean source archived

Related Patterns

CAT Universal Jurisdiction for Torture → Korea Criminal Act Extraterritorial Application

CAT

P(B|A) = 66%category

43%

OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism → Korea NPM Designation

CAT

P(B|A) = 65%category

40%

CAT Right to Rehabilitation → Korea Torture Victims Support System

CAT

P(B|A) = 65%category

40%

CAT Article 4 (Criminalization of torture) → Korea Criminal Act & Administration of Criminal Detention Act

CAT

P(B|A) = 51%category

23%

Keywords

convention against torture고문방지협약criminalize torture고문죄CATCAT

Score Guide

Confidence — Editorial A–D tier from semantic, temporal, and linkage evidence.

Echo Strength — Metadata completeness score. Rewards verified sources, paired links, explicit dates, keyword diversity, and origin tags.

Vocabulary Overlap — Heuristic score measuring shared tokens between global and Korean texts. Reflects loanwords and repeated terms, not meaning across languages.