National
Constitutional Court of Korea
- Korean: 헌법재판소
Based in the Republic of Korea
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What it's for
The Constitutional Court rules on whether laws are constitutional, impeachments, dissolution of political parties, disputes between state bodies and constitutional complaints (Constitution Art. 111). It has nine justices appointed by the President.
Who sits on it
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President of the Constitutional Court
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea
Kim Sanghwan
since July 2025
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8 justices of the Constitutional Court
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Constitutional Court elaw.klri.re.kr · checked
- Kim Sanghwan as President of the Constitutional Court
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english.ccourt.go.kr · checked - Justice of the Constitutional Court elaw.klri.re.kr · checked
What it can do
- Constitutional review
Decides on the constitutionality of statutes on referral by courts, impeachments, party dissolution, jurisdiction disputes and constitutional complaints (Art. 111(1)).
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Sources for what it can do
- Constitutional review elaw.klri.re.kr · checked
Sources
- elaw.klri.re.kr · checked Korea Legislation Research Institute, Constitution of the Republic of Korea (English), read 2026-10-12: structure, powers, selection of offices and terms of office (Arts. 40-42, 66-100, 101-113). For: Constitutional Court of Korea, What it's for, Constitutional Court of Korea in Korean, Constitutional review, President of the Constitutional Court, Justice of the Constitutional Court
- ccourt.go.kr · checked Constitutional Court of Korea, official website (Korean), read 2026-10-12: 김상환 (Kim Sanghwan) as President of the Court named as the current minister on the home page. For: Kim Sanghwan as President of the Constitutional Court
- english.ccourt.go.kr · checked Constitutional Court of Korea, official English website, and scourt.go.kr, read 2026-10-12: court composition. Constitutional Court President Kim Sanghwan (since 2025-07-24) and Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Hee-de (since 2023-12-08) confirmed by English Wikipedia and Korea JoongAng Daily (Oct 2026 reporting). Fallback: Wikipedia, because the courts' pages did not list holders in readable form. For: Kim Sanghwan as President of the Constitutional Court
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