Landmark Cases
2004 Presidential Impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun
Introduction The 2004 impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun (λ Έλ¬΄ν) was the first presidential impeachment in South Korean history. The National Assembly voted to impeach President Roh on March 12, β¦
2016 Presidential Impeachment of Park Geun-hye
Introduction The 2016β2017 impeachment of President Park Geun-hye (λ°κ·Όν) was a watershed moment in South Korean constitutional history. Following massive candlelight demonstrations calling for her β¦
Comfort Women Agreement Constitutionality
Introduction The “comfort women” (μμλΆ) issue β involving the forced sexual slavery of Korean women by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II β has generated significant β¦
Conscientious Objection and Alternative Service (2018)
Introduction The Constitutional Court’s 2018 conscientious objection decision (2011Hun-Ba379) marked a transformative moment in South Korean constitutional law. The Court, reversing its 2004 β¦
Military Service Act Alternative Service (2018)
Introduction The Constitutional Court’s 2018 decision on alternative military service (2011Hun-Ba379) fundamentally restructured South Korea’s military conscription system. The Court held β¦
Prosecutorial Investigation Rights Reform (2019β2020)
Introduction The 2019β2020 prosecutorial investigation rights litigation was a defining legal and political battle in South Korea, centering on the prosecution’s traditional power to direct β¦
Same-Sex Partnership Rights Litigation
Introduction Same-sex partnership rights in South Korea have been advanced primarily through litigation before the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court. While the Constitution does not explicitly β¦
Sewol Ferry Disaster Litigation
Introduction The Sewol Ferry disaster (μΈμνΈ μΉ¨λͺ°μ¬κ³ ) of April 16, 2014, in which 304 passengers β primarily high school students from Danwon High School β lost their lives, generated one of the most β¦