Local Autonomy and Human Rights of Local Residents : Focusing on activities of Human Rights Commission of Busan Metropolitan City

This article aims to examine and evaluate the concrete activities of the Busan City Human Rights Commission, which is an example of a human rights organization affiliated with a local autonomy. The Busan City Human Rights Commission is an institution of Busan Metropolitan City based on the “Basic Municipal Ordinance on Human Rights of Busan Metropolitan City”. Therefore, the exercise of the authority of the Busan City Human Rights Commission must, among other things, be able to substantially fulfill the purpose and role of its establishment under the “Basic Municipal Ordinance on Human Rights of Busan Metropolitan City”. And The Commission must also comply with the formal and procedural requirements of the “Municipal Ordinance on the Establishment and Operation of Committees Affiliated to the Busan Metropolitan City”. In exercising its authority, the Busan Human Rights Commission violated several ordinances of the Busan Metropolitan City, repeatedly engaged in improper behavior, and sometimes tried to cover it up.