Justice Party (South Korea)

The party calls for structural change of the Korean economy through radical change to the current Chaebol dominated economic system, democratic control of the capitalistic excess through the implementation of economic democracy and public ownership of basic utilities.[3] Pursuing an alternative form of economic system in which basic conditions for people's life is provided for everyone, equally. Where public or market economy is inefficient, the party will advocate a social economy, including cooperatives and further increasing the role of the social economy to the ones traditionally held by the market.[3] It also calls for the protection of and the increasing of labor rights and they promote unionization in the workplace, so to equalize the power balance between the capitalists and the workers.[3] The party advocates for the creation of welfare state, drastically increasing funding in the public sector, providing universal welfare service like childcare, education, employment, housing, healthcare, and post-retirement life. The party will fund these programs through increased taxation based on the redistributive tax policy.[3]

The party calls for an end to unrestricted development, pursuing sustainable development. It is also in favor of animal welfare. It argues in favor of developing renewable energy, with sights on doing away with oil and coal altogether. The party is against nuclear energy as an alternative, and advocates closing down old nuclear power plants and ceasing further construction of the plants.[3]

The party calls for the eradication of all forms of discrimination, advocating increased participation of the minorities in the political sphere. It further advocates pursuing gender equality in the workplaces and preserving women's right to choose to have an abortion. The party favors increased disability rights and protecting migrants from human rights violations and economic discrimination. The party stands strongly against any form of oppression based on one's sexuality or gender identity. It calls for legislation relating to hate crime to protect the human rights of minorities. It also acknowledges diverse family structures without any discrimination.[3]

In the midst of the conflict between the United States and China for regional hegemony and Japanese attempts at rearmament, the party believes peace in the Korean peninsula is a paramount issue. The party rejects any form of hegemony from both sides, and refuses to take a side on the issue. The party aims to sign a peace treaty with the North, putting an end to the Korean War once and for all. While the party believes unification between the North and the South should be a desirable goal, it doesn't consider unification through war or collapse of the North Korean regime as a viable solution. Unification should be pursued based on mutual respect between respective countries and further increasing exchange and cooperation.[3]

1. Roh Hoe-chan, Jo Jun-ho (co-serving; 21 October 2012 – 21 July 2013)
2. Cheon Ho-sun (21 July 2013 – 18 July 2015)
3. Sim Sang-jung (18 July 2015 – 11 July 2017)
   • Kim Se-kyun (co-serving; 22 November 2015 – 30 September 2016)
   • Na Gyung-che (co-serving; 22 November 2015 – 11 July 2017)
4. Lee Jeong-mi (11 July 2017 – 13 July 2019)
5. Sim Sang-jung (13 July 2019 – present)

1. Kang Dong-won (21 October 2012 – 2 May 2013)
2. Sim Sang-jung (2 May 2013 – 9 June 2015)
3. Jeong Jin-hoo (9 June 2015 – 3 May 2016)
4. Roh Hoe-chan (3 May 2016 – 23 July 2018)
   • Yun So-ha (Acting) (23 July 2018 – 21 August 2018)
5. Yun So-ha (21 August 2018 – present)