Impeachment is a process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. It may be understood as a unique process involving both political and legal elements.
The politics of South Korea take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic,whereby the president is the head of state,and of a multi-party system. To ensure a separation of powers,the Republic of Korea Government is made up of three branches:legislative,executive,and judicial. The government exercises executive power and legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature and comprises a Supreme Court,appellate courts,and a Constitutional Court.
Pusan National University (PNU),also called Busan National University,is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities in South Korea. PNU is amongst the Flagship Korean National Universities. It is the first national university established after the National Liberation Day of Korea.
The Constitutional Court of Korea is one of the highest courts –along with the Supreme Court –in South Korea's judiciary that exercises constitutional review,seated in Jongno,Seoul. The South Korean constitution vests judicial power in courts composed of judges,which establishes the ordinary-court system,but also separates an independent constitutional court and grants it exclusive jurisdiction over matters of constitutionality. Specifically,Chapter VI Article 111 Clause 1 of the South Korean Constitution specifies the following cases to be exclusively reviewed by the Constitutional Court:
- Constitutionality of a law upon the request of the courts;
- Impeachment;
- Dissolution of a political party;
- Competence disputes between State agencies,between State agencies and local governments,and between local governments;and
- Constitutional complaints as prescribed by [the Constitutional Court] Act.
The Supreme Court of Korea is the highest ordinary court in the judicial branch of South Korea,seated in Seocho,Seoul. Established under Chapter 5 of the Constitution of South Korea,the court has ultimate and comprehensive jurisdiction over all cases except those cases falling under the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court of Korea. It consists of 14 justices,including the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Korea. The Supreme Court is at the top of the hierarchy of all ordinary courts in South Korea,and traditionally represented the conventional judiciary of South Korea. The Supreme Court has equivalent status as one of the two highest courts in South Korea. The other is the Constitutional Court of Korea.
The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Korea is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Korea. As presiding judge of the grand bench composed of two-thirds of fourteen Supreme Court justices,the chief represents the Supreme Court of Korea. The chief justice is regarded as one of two equivalent heads of judicial branch in Government of South Korea. Another head is the president of the Constitutional Court of Korea. The current chief justice of the Supreme Court of Korea is Cho Hee-dae who was appointed by Yoon Suk Yeol after his first nominee was rejected by the National Assembly.
Early presidential elections were held in South Korea on 9 May 2017 following the impeachment and removal of Park Geun-hye. The elections were conducted in a single round,on a first-past-the-post basis,and had originally been scheduled for 20 December 2017. However,they were brought forward after the decision of the Constitutional Court on 10 March 2017 to uphold the National Assembly's impeachment of Park. Following procedures set out in the Constitution of South Korea,Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn succeeded Park as the acting president. After Park was removed from office by the Constitutional Court's ruling,acting president Hwang announced he would not run for a term in his own right.
Yang Sung-tae is a South Korean jurist and the 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea.
Lee Jin-sung was the 6th President of the Constitutional Court of South Korea,appointed by Moon Jae-in on November 24,2017.
Yoo Nam-seok was the 7th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea since 21 September 2018 to 10 November 2023. Following the vacancy of the presidency of the Constitutional Court;his position has been held since 11 November 2023 by the acting president Lee Eu-nae until the nomination of the new president in the Constitutional Court. During his tenure,he was widely perceived to be part of the court's liberal bloc,and the Constitutional Court struck down restrictions of abortion in South Korea in 2019.
Lee Jong-seok is the 8th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea,appointed by President Yoon Suk Yeol in November 2023 to October 2024.
Lee Mison is a South Korean judge. She was appointed to Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea in 2019.
The judiciary of South Korea is the judicial branch (사법부) of South Korean central government,established by Chapter 5 and 6 of the Constitution of South Korea.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials,or CIO in short,is an independent agency of the South Korean government responsible for prosecuting crimes and investigating allegations involving "high-ranking officials" or their direct family members.
The President of the Constitutional Court of Korea is the chief justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea. As presiding judge of a full bench composed of nine justices,the president represents the Constitutional Court of Korea.
Rapporteur Judge or Rapporteur-Judge is a term for number of judicial officials similar to judicial assistant at highest court,usually functioning as rapporteur while having status equivalent to lower ordinary court judges.
The Constitutional Court of Korea is one of two highest courts in court system of South Korea. It is composed of nine Constitutional Court Justices,and one of them is the 'President of the Court'. The exact number of Constitutional Court Justices is determined by article 111(2) of the Constitution of South Korea.
Jeong Jeong-mi,also romanized as Jung Jungmi,is a South Korean jurist who serves as a justice of the Constitutional Court of South Korea. She was nominated by Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su on March 6,2023,and officially appointed to the court by President Yoon Suk Yeol on April 17,2023. She is the sixth woman to serve on the Constitutional Court.
Jeong Hyeong-sik,also romanized as Cheong Hyungsik,is a South Korean jurist who serves as a justice of the Constitutional Court of South Korea. He was nominated by President Yoon Suk Yeol on November 16,2023,and officially appointed to the court on December 18,2023.
