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UN CRC → Korea Child Welfare & Child Abuse Punishment Acts

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

Evidence Scorecard

A single score cannot prove an echo. This card triangulates semantic, temporal, and linkage evidence.

Verified echo
Semantic
Strong semantic alignment
Temporal
Global precedent precedes Korea
Linkage
Explicit citation in Korean source
Tier A Verified echo — explicit citation or documented linkage + global-first timing
Multilingual semantic similarity
cosine similarity (method detail)0.789

Computed with intfloat/multilingual-e5-small multilingual embeddings. Display score is a calibrated mapping of the raw cross-lingual cosine (0.789); higher means closer meaning. Reflects semantic similarity, not proof of causation.

Could also be…

  • 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.

Interrogate the Evidence

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Averified echo

  • SemanticStrong semantic alignment
  • TemporalGlobal precedent precedes Korea
  • LinkageExplicit citation in Korean source

Matched concepts: rights of the child 아동의 권리(아동복지법 제4조); protection from abuse 신체적·정서적 학대 금지(제17조); child abuse punishment 아동학대범죄 처벌 특례법

Cross-lingual similarity 37/100 (multilingual e5 embedding) — a computed signal, not proof.

Similarity type: treaty implementation

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Matched Concepts

3 pairs
rights of the child
아동의 권리(아동복지법 제4조)
protection from abuse
신체적·정서적 학대 금지(제17조)
child abuse punishment
아동학대범죄 처벌 특례법
Original (Global)

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), adopted November 20, 1989 and in force September 2, 1990, is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history, establishing binding obligations on state parties to protect children's rights across welfare, protection from abuse, juvenile justice, and participation — enforced through periodic UN Committee reviews.

Echo (Korea)

한국은 1991년 11월 20일 CRC를 비준하였으며, 아동복지법(법률 제11002호, 2011년 전부개정) 제4조 제6항에서 유엔아동권리협약에서 규정한 아동의 권리 및 복지 증진을 위한 시책 수립·시행 의무를 명문화하고 제17조에서 신체적·정서적 학대 금지를 규정하였다. 2013년 칠곡 계모 아동학대 사망사건을 계기로 아동학대범죄의 처벌 등에 관한 특례법(법률 제12341호, 2014년 1월 28일 공포·동년 9월 29일 시행)이 제정되어 신고의무·긴급임시조치·피해아동 보호명령을 도입하였고, 아동복지법 일부개정(법률 제16248호, 2019년 1월 15일 공포·동년 7월 16일 시행)으로 아동권리보장원이 설립되었으며, 2021년 정인이 사건 이후 학대처벌특례법이 추가 강화되었다.

Echo Strength

sourceVerified
hasKoreanSource
hasGlobalSource
hasDate
keywordDiversity
agendaTags
Origin
UNCRC
Timeline

1989 UN CRC 채택 / 1991 한국 비준 → 2011 아동복지법 전부개정 / 2014 아동학대처벌특례법 / 2019 아동권리보장원 설립

treaty implementation

Sources

Linkage Evidence

Concrete actors, citations, and consultations that connect the global origin to the Korean echo.

Citations

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (adopted 20 Nov 1989; in force 2 Sep 1990; ROK ratified 20 Nov 1991)

The CRC establishes binding obligations on states parties to protect children from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury, abuse and neglect (Art. 19) and to undertake all appropriate legislative and administrative measures to implement the rights recognised in the Convention (Art. 4).

National Law Information Center · Child Welfare Act (아동복지법) Art. 4(6)

Article 4(6) of Korea's Child Welfare Act requires the State and local governments to establish and implement policies to promote the rights and welfare of children 'as provided in the Convention on the Rights of the Child' — an explicit statutory citation of the treaty by its formal title.

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UNFCCC Gender Action Plan → Korea Framework Act on Gender Equality

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CBD Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety → Korea LMO Transboundary Movement Act

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Basel Convention E-Waste Technical Guidelines → Korea E-Waste Recycling Act

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UNCITRAL Model Law on Arbitration → Korea Arbitration Act

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UN Energy Compacts → Korea New & Renewable Energy Act

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Semantically Related

Closest patterns by multilingual embedding (e5) — conceptual similarity beyond shared keywords. A computed signal, not a sourced claim.

Keywords
UN Convention on the Rights of the ChildCRC아동복지법아동권리협약아동학대범죄처벌특례법아동권리보장원소년법아동학대보건복지부child abuse Koreamandatory reporting childrenjuvenile justice Korea신고의무긴급임시조치피해아동보호명령촉법소년child welfare act Korea아동권리위원회
Score Guide
ConfidenceEditorial judgment, now shown as a confidence tier (A–D) based on semantic, temporal, and linkage evidence. Not proof of causation.
Echo StrengthMetadata completeness score. Rewards verified sources, paired links, explicit dates, keyword diversity, and origin tags.
Vocabulary OverlapHeuristic score measuring shared tokens between global and Korean texts. Reflects loanwords and repeated terms, not meaning across languages.
PATTERN #un-crc-1