The Constitutional Court of Korea is South Korea's specialized court for constitutional adjudication, with jurisdiction over constitutional complaints, statute review referred by ordinary courts, impeachment trials and the dissolution of political parties. On June 28, 2018, ruling on a consolidated group of petitions led by case number 2011Hun-Ba379, the court found that the Military Service Act's failure to provide any alternative to armed service violated conscientious objectors' freedom of conscience under Article 19 of the Constitution, while separately upholding as constitutional the Act's criminal punishment clause for draft refusal.
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Founding Year Jurisdiction ScopeSouth Korea's specialized constitutional court, with jurisdiction over constitutional complaints, abstract and concrete statute review, impeachment trials and the dissolution of unconstitutional political parties. 3 Subject Matter Number of Judges Jurisdiction Scope
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Source Korea Law Information Center Summary of Case 2011Hun-Ba379
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Source Korea Law Information Center Summary of Case 2011Hun-Ba379
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1. Korea Law Information Center Summary of Case 2011Hun-Ba379
2. Wikidata: Constitutional Court of Korea
3. Kim, Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal Article on the 2018 Ruling
- Jurisdiction Scope: South Korea's specialized constitutional court, with jurisdiction over constitutional complaints, abstract and concrete statute review, impeachment trials and the dissolution of unconstitutional political parties.
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The Constitutional Court of Korea (Korean: 헌법재판소; Hanja: 憲法裁判所) is the constitutional court of South Korea, seated in Jongno, Seoul.
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Composed of nine justices, the Constitutional Court has the power to nullify unconstitutional laws, remove impeached officials from office, dissolve antidemocratic political parties, oversee disputes on powers of public authorities, and handle constitutional complaints.
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헌법재판소; Hanja: 憲法裁判所) is the constitutional court of South Korea, seated in Jongno, Seoul. Exercising constitution
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Exercising constitutional review, it is one of the two highest courts in South Korea's judiciary, along with the Supreme Court.
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