No. 20769
Promulgation Date 2025-01-31
Constitutional Court of Korea
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Jurisdiction)
Article 3 (Composition)
Article 4 (Independence of Justices)
Article 5 (Qualifications of Justices)
Article 6 (Appointment of Justices)
Article 7 (Term of office of Justices)
Article 8 (Guarantee of Justices’ status)
Article 9 (Prohibition of Justices’ participation in politics)
Article 10 (Rulemaking power)
Article 10-2 (Presentation of opinions on legislation)
Article 11 (Expenses)
CHAPTER II ORGANIZATION
Article 12 (President of Constitutional Court)
Article 12-2 (Acting President of Constitutional Court)
Article 13 Deleted.
Article 14 (Prohibition of concurrent services)
Article 15 (Treatment of President of Constitutional Court)
Article 16 (Council of Justices)
Article 17 (Department of Court Administration)
Article 18 (Public officials of Department of Court Administration)
Article 19 (Rapporteur Judges)
Article 19-2 (Junior Rapporteur Judges)
Article 19-3 (Academic advisers)
Article 19-4 (Constitutional Research Institute)
Article 20 (Aide Office of President of Constitutional Court)
Article 21 (Clerks and courtroom guards)
CHAPTER III GENERAL PROCEDURE OF ADJUDICATION
Article 22 (Full Bench)
Article 23 (Quorum for adjudication)
Article 24 (Exclusion, recusal, and self-disqualification)
Article 25 (Representative or counsel)
Article 26 (Method of request for adjudication)
Article 27 (Service of written request)
Article 28 (Correction of request for adjudication)
Article 29 (Submission of written answer)
Article 30 (Method of review)
Article 31 (Examination of evidence)
Article 32 (Demand for submission of materials)
Article 33 (Place of adjudication)
Article 34 (Opening of adjudication to public)
Article 35 (Authority to preside over proceedings and control courtroom)
Article 36 (Final decision)
Article 37 (Expenses for adjudication)
Article 38 (Time limit of adjudication)
Article 39 (Res judicata)
Article 39-2 (Perusal and copying of case records)
Article 40 (Provisions applicable mutatis mutandis)
CHAPTER IV SPECIAL ADJUDICATION PROCEDURES
SECTION 1 Adjudication on Constitutionality of Statutes
Article 41 (Request for adjudication on constitutionality of statutes)
Article 42 (Suspension of proceedings)
Article 43 (Matters to be stated in written request)
Article 44 (Opinion of parties)
Article 45 (Decision of unconstitutionality)
Article 46 (Service of written decision)
Article 47 (Effect of decision of unconstitutionality)
SECTION 2 Adjudication on Impeachment
Article 48 (Institution of impeachment)
Article 49 (Impeachment commissioner)
Article 50 (Suspension of exercise of power)
Article 51 (Suspension of adjudication proceedings)
Article 52 (Non-attendance of party)
Article 53 (Decision)
Article 54 (Effect of decision)
SECTION 3 Adjudication on Dissolution of Political Party
Article 55 (Request for adjudication on dissolution of political party)
Article 56 (Matters to be stated in written request)
Article 57 (Provisional disposition)
Article 58 (Notification of request)
Article 59 (Effect of decision)
Article 60 (Execution of decision)
SECTION 4 Adjudication on Competence Dispute
Article 61 (Grounds for request)
Article 62 (Classification of adjudication on competence dispute)
Article 63 (Time limit for request)
Article 64 (Matters to be stated in written request)
Article 65 (Provisional disposition)
Article 66 (Decision)
Article 67 (Effect of decision)
SECTION 5 Adjudication on Constitutional Complaint
Article 68 (Grounds for request)
Article 69 (Time limit for filing complaint)
Article 70 (Court-appointed counsel)
Article 71 (Matters to be stated in written request)
Article 72 (Prior review)
Article 73 (Notification of dismissal without prejudice or decision to transfer to Full Bench)
Article 74 (Submission of opinions by interested agencies)
Article 75 (Decision of upholding)
CHAPTER V ADJUDICATION PROCEEDINGS THROUGH ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
Article 76 (Receipt of electronic documents)
Article 77 (Electronic signature)
Article 78 (Electronic service)
CHAPTER VI PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 79 (Penalty provisions)
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