Constitutional Court of Korea

Jurisdiction

Statistics

As of May 31, 2025

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Withdrawn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 53,506 1,147 16 2 146 52,195 41,168 11,027
Settled 52,110 1,096 14 2 131 50,867 40,382 10,485
Dismissed by Panel 33,456         33,456 27,248 6,208
Decided by
Full Bench		 Unconstitutional2 781 356       425 132 293
Nonconformity3 327 105       222 97 125
Conditionally
Unconstitutional4		 70 18       52 20 32
Conditionally
Constitutional5		 28 7       21   21
Constitutional 3,575 399       3,176 20 3,156
Upheld6 983   2 1 25 955 955  
Rejected 9,153   11   31 9,111 9,111  
Dismissed 2,487 81 1 1 53 2,351 1,872 479
Other 14       1 13 9 4
Withdrawn 1,236 130     21 1,085 918 167
Pending 1,396 51 2   15 1,328 786 542
  • 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.