Constitutional Court of Korea

Jurisdiction

Statistics

As of Oct 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Withdrawn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 51,923 1,131 8 2 137 50,645 39,984 10,661
Settled 50,618 1,089 6 2 126 49,395 39,203 10,192
Dismissed by Panel 32,250         32,250 26,281 5,969
Decided by
Full Bench		 Unconstitutional2 781 356       425 132 293
Nonconformity3 325 104       221 96 125
Conditionally
Unconstitutional4		 70 18       52 20 32
Conditionally
Constitutional5		 28 7       21   21
Constitutional 3,519 393       3,126 20 3,106
Upheld6 964   1 1 23 939 939  
Rejected 9,003   4   31 8,968 8,968  
Dismissed 2,446 81 1 1 52 2,311 1,834 477
Other 12       1 11 8 3
Withdrawn 1,220 130     19 1,071 905 166
Pending 1,305 42 2   11 1,250 781 469
  • 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.