Confirmed Cases and High-Risk Individuals Allowed to Take Bar Exam... Constitutional Court Partially Accepts Injunction Request (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] Test takers who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and those at high risk of infection can now take the bar exam.

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According to the Constitutional Court on the 4th, the court will suspend the enforcement of the parts stating "Confirmed cases cannot take the exam" and "Transfer of high-risk individuals to medical institutions" in the 10th bar exam candidate guidelines until the decision on the constitutional complaint case is made.

Accordingly, test takers who have contracted COVID-19 and those who have been ordered to self-quarantine due to COVID-19 can take the bar exam held from the 5th to the 9th.

Earlier, bar exam candidates filed a constitutional complaint and a provisional injunction on the 29th of last month, claiming that the bar exam infringes on candidates' freedom of occupational choice and right to life.

The Constitutional Court dismissed the provisional injunction requests except for the restrictions on confirmed and high-risk individuals taking the exam and the advance application period for self-quarantined individuals.

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