Last Change:

06/03/2025

Constitutional Court Act

Year: 1995

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation

Link to external source: https://www.law.go.kr/engLsSc.do?menuId=1&subMenuId=21&tabMenuId=117&query=%ED%97%8C%EB%B2%95#
Description

The purpose of this Act is to set forth provisions necessary for the organization and operation of the Constitutional Court and its adjudication procedures.

 

Selected provisions
Article 2 - Jurisdiction

The Constitutional Court shall have jurisdiction over the following matters:

1. Constitutionality of statutes upon the request of the ordinary courts;

2. Impeachment;

3. Dissolution of a political party;

4. Competence dispute between State agencies, between a State agency and a local government, or between local governments; and

5. Constitutional complaints.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 5, 2011]

Article 3 - Composition

The Constitutional Court shall consist of nine Justices.

Article 22 - Full Bench

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the adjudication of the Constitutional Court shall be assigned to the Full Bench composed of all the Justices.

(2) The presiding Justice of the Full Bench shall be the President of the Constitutional Court.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 5, 2011]