National Assembly passes bill allowing Constitutional Court to review lower court rulings

The National Assembly, led by the ruling Democratic Party (DP), passed a bill Friday allowing the Constitutional Court to review lower court rulings, including those finalized by the Supreme Court. The revision to the Constitutional Court Act -- one of three judicial reform bills pushed by the DP -- passed 162-63, shortly after a filibuster by the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) ended. Of the other two reform bills, one, which criminalizes "legal distortion," passed the Assembly on Thur

By The Korea Herald