16 March 2026
Bringing the Courts to the Constitution
On 27 February 2026, the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea passed an amendment bill to the Constitutional Court Act introducing constitutional complaints against court judgments, 38 years after the Constitutional Court’s establishment. This amendment marks a watershed moment for constitutional justice in Korea. By bringing judicial decisions within the scope of constitutional complaint, the amendment closes a long-standing gap in the protection of constitutional rights and resolves an institutional anomaly that had effectively placed the judiciary beyond constitutional review. Continue reading >>
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