Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Supreme Court of Korea (Korean: 대법원; Hanja: 大法院; RR: Daebeobwon) 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 ...
The chief serves as the chair at Council of Supreme Court justices (Korean: 대법관회의) composed of all fourteen Supreme Court justices including the chief, who supervises administrative tasks in ordinary courts under article 16(1) and 17 of Court Organization Act. When a vote is a tie, the chief casts a vote.
And these ordinary courts and military courts shall have Supreme Court of Korea as their highest court. Generally, ordinary courts have a three-level hierarchy. They comprise independent judges, fourteen Supreme Court Justices by statute, and one Chief Justice of Supreme Court among the justices. Military courts are organized only in the first ...
Ordinary courts, with the Supreme Court of Korea at the top, are established by Article 101 Clause 2 under Chapter 5, "Courts" (법원). Unlike the ordinary courts, the Constitutional Court of Korea is the only court established by Article 111 Clause 1 of Chapter 6, "Constitutional Court" (헌법재판소).
Before democratization in 1987, South Korea traditionally maintained a term Sambu-Yoin (Korean: 삼부요인; Hanja: 三府要人; lit. VIPs from three branches of the government) which depicts the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Prime Minister, as symbol for tripartite separation of powers.
The judicial system of the Republic of Korea is composed of the Supreme Court of Korea, the Constitutional Court of Korea, six High Courts, 13 District Courts, and several courts of specialized jurisdiction, such as the Family Court and Administrative Court. In addition, branches of District Courts may be established, as well as Municipal Courts.
The government of South Korea is the national government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and is the highest figure of executive authority in the country, followed by the prime minister and government ...
Kim Myeong-su (Korean: 김명수; Hanja: 金命洙; born 12 October 1959) is a South Korean jurist and the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea, inaugurated on 25 September 2017, succeeding the outgoing Yang Sung-tae. He retired on September 24, 2023.