Constitutional Court of Korea

Jurisdiction

Statistics

As of Dec 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Withdrawn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 52,384 1,132 16 2 141 51,093 40,320 10,773
Settled 50,983 1,089 6 2 126 49,760 39,501 10,259
Dismissed by Panel 32,610         32,610 26,574 6,036
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Withdrawn 1,225 130     19 1,076 910 166
Pending 1,401 43 10   15 1,333 819 514
  • 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.