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South Korea’s Top Court Upholds Outdoor Smoking Ban Despite Challenge

South Korea’s Top Court Upholds Outdoor Smoking Ban Despite Challenge

SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A smoker fined for lighting up in a designated non-smoking area has failed in a constitutional challenge after the country’s highest courts upheld the citation, ruling that public health interests outweigh individual freedom to smoke outdoors. On April 25, the Constitutional Court unanimously dismissed a petition filed by a [...]