The Constitutional Court of Korea (Korean: 헌법재판소) is a constitutional court of South Korea, seated in Jongno, Seoul. It is one of the apex courts – along with the Supreme Court – in South Korea's judiciary that mainly exercises constitutional review. Composed of nine justices, the 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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- 👉 Judiciary of South Korea in the context of Constitutional Court of Korea
- Judiciary of South Korea in the context of South Korean order of precedence
Judiciary of South Korea in the context of South Korean order of precedence
The Republic of Korea has no officially recognized South Korean order of precedence, yet the Office of the President (EOP) once officially declared order of precedence among the chiefs of 6 highest constitutional institutions in year 2006 as following:
- the President of the Republic of Korea, as both head of state and leader of government
- the Speaker of the National Assembly, as leader of legislature
- the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the President of the Constitutional Court, as co-leader of the judiciary
- the Prime Minister, as deputy leader of government
- the Chairperson of the National Election Commission, as leader of the constitutionally independent agency for national election administration