including alleged violations of the National Security Law. Judges served for 10 years and could be reappointed for further terms; they could not be dismissed except by impeachment or conviction for certain crimes and their political activities were restricted. The Constitutional Court ruled on the constitutionality of laws, impeachment cases, the dissolution of political parties and conflicts of jurisdiction. The Military Court Act specified the procedures to be applied by military justice and guaranteed the fundamental rights of the defendant in the same way as the civil courts' Code of Criminal Procedure, the only exception being the right to appeal. Military justice could apply to civilians who committed such crimes as military espionage* supply of contaminated food to soldiers, and unlawful activities in respect of prisoners-of-war and sentries under martial law. In the latter connection, the term "extraordinary law" mentioned in the report referred to martial law as declared in states of siege or on the outbreak of war. 498. With reference to articles 12 and 13 of the Covenant, the representative of the State party explained that, since the hope of peaceful reunification had yet to be fulfilled, some restrictions were placed on travel to the Democratic People's Eepublic of Korea, in acordance with article 12, paragraph 3, of the Covenant, which provided for restrictions to the freedom of movement for reasons of national security. The Government was working with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to provide humanitarian assistance to boat people until they could be resettled in the country of their ultimate destination or a third country willing to accept them. So far, about 1,220 boat people had been resettled in third countries after arriving in the Republic of Korea and 155 were still residing in a temporary accommodation camp. 499. In response to questions relating to articles 17, 18 and 19 of the Covenant, the representative of the State party emphasized that the Republic of Korea did not practise censorship. The writings of Marx, Lenin and other communist works were, for instance, freely available in bookstores and university libraries. Propaganda that could destabilize the country was, however, restricted under the National Security Law and the publication, copying, transportation or dissemination of propaganda for the purpose of jeopardizing national security was forbidden. The Performance Act, the Movies Act and the Act concerning Records and Video Materials imposed, in accordance with article 19 of the Covenant, very limited restrictions on movies, records and tapes for the purpose of maintaining public order and morality. 500. With regard to articles 21, 22 and 25 of the Covenant, the representative of the State party stated that, on receiving notice of an assembly or demonstration, the police examined it to see whether the gathering would occur at a prohibited time and place and whether it would disrupt traffic. If the demonstration had the potential to create violence or posed a clear threat to public order and safety, a prohibition order was issued, nullification of which could be sought in the courts. A recently established Assembly and Demonstration Consideration Committee had issued objective standards for limiting prohibitions of assemblies, with a view to better protection of human rights. Teachers and journalists were prohibited from joining certain political parties so as to preserve their strict impartiality in party politics. Under article 8 of the Constitution, if the purpose or activities of a political party were contrary to the fundamental democratic order, the Government could bring an action for its dissolution before the Constitutional Court. -120-