Constitutional Court of Korea

Jurisdiction

Statistics

As of Mar 31, 2024

Type
Filed
Settled
Dismissed by Panel
Decided by
Full Bench		 Unconstitutional2
Nonconformity3
Conditionally
Unconstitutional4
Conditionally
Constitutional5
Constitutional
Upheld6
Rejected
Dismissed
Other
Withdrawn
Pending
Type Total Constitutionality of Statutes1 Impeachment Dissolution of a Political Party Competence Dispute Constitutional Complaint
Sub total §68 I §68 II
Filed 50,426 1,118 7 2 132 49,167 38,954 10,213
Settled 48,892 1,066 4 2 124 47,696 38,037 9,659
Dismissed by Panel 31,124         31,124 25,474 5,650
Decided by
Full Bench		 Unconstitutional2 738 343       395 130 265
Nonconformity3 310 99       211 92 119
Conditionally
Unconstitutional4		 70 18       52 20 32
Conditionally
Constitutional5		 28 7       21   21
Constitutional 3,355 389       2,966 16 2,950
Upheld6 931   1 1 22 907 907  
Rejected 8,739   2   31 8,706 8,706  
Dismissed 2,392 80 1 1 52 2,258 1,797 461
Other 10         10 8 2
Withdrawn 1,195 130     19 1,046 887 159
Pending 1,534 52 3   8 1,471 917 554
  • This type of "Constitutionality of Statutes" case refers to the constitutionality of statutes cases brought by ordinary courts, i.e., any court other than the Constitutional Court.
  • "Unconstitutional" : Used in Constitutionality of Laws cases.
  • "Nonconformity" : This conclusion means the Court acknowledges a law's unconstitutionality but merely requests the National Assembly to revise it by a certain period while having the law remain effective until that time.
  • "Conditionally Unconstitutional" : In cases challenging the constitutionality of a law, the Court prohibits a particular way of interpretation of a law as unconstitutional, while having other interpretations remain constitutional.
  • "Conditionally Constitutional" : This means that a law is constitutional if it is interpreted according to the designated way.This is the converse of "Unconstitutional, in certain context". Both are regarded as decisions of "partially unconstitutional".
  • "Upheld" : This conclusion is used when the Court accepts a Constitutional Complaint which does not include a constitutionality of law issue.