Constitutional Court of Korea

Jurisdiction

Statistics

As of Feb 28, 2026

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Withdrawn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 56,223 1,157 16 2 148 54,900 43,423 11,477
Settled 54,814 1,107 16 2 137 53,552 42,583 10,969
Dismissed by Panel 35,634         35,634 29,111 6,523
Decided by
Full Bench		 Unconstitutional2 783 356       427 134 293
Nonconformity3 331 105       226 98 128
Conditionally
Unconstitutional4		 70 18       52 20 32
Conditionally
Constitutional5		 28 7       21   21
Constitutional 3,721 409       3,312 20 3,292
Upheld6 1,011   3 1 25 982 982  
Rejected 9,379   12   31 9,336 9,336  
Dismissed 2,572 81 1 1 57 2,432 1,929 503
Other 15       1 14 10 4
Withdrawn 1,270 131     23 1,116 943 173
Pending 1,409 50     11 1,348 840 508
  • 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.