A complainant of constitutional complaint is qualified when his/her basic right has been directly violated by the exercise of governmental power This ‘Directness Requirement’ can become an issue in Constitutional Review on Aministrative Actions, a...
A complainant of constitutional complaint is qualified when his/her basic right has been directly violated by the exercise of governmental power This ‘Directness Requirement’ can become an issue in Constitutional Review on Aministrative Actions, and, in Germany, is debated in Constitutional Review on Judicial Judgments, too
But, in Korea, it has important senses in Constitutional Review on Laws and Regulations In order for laws and regulations to be reviewed, it is required that they directly and presently infringe on the complainant’s basic right without waiting for the concretely executive action.
In Germany, typical subjects of constitutional complaint are ordinary courts’ judgments and laws and regulations There, Constitutional Review on Judicial Judgments (Urteils - Verfassungs-beschwerde) is general and Constitutional Review on Laws and Regulations (Rechtssatz-Verfassungsbeschwerde) is exceptional.
In Korea, on the contrary, the relative importance of Constitutional Review on Laws and Regulations is preeminent beyond comparison with Germany, since ordinary courts’ judgments can not, in principle, be the subjects of constitutional review And, moreover, constitutional complaint against ‘Ariginal Administrative Action’ is not allowed, even though it is remedially exhausted through ordinary courts’ procedure.
Directness is, same as ‘Self-relatedness’ and ‘Presentness’, required to protect Constitutional Review on Laws and Regulations not to become a popular lawsuit Therefore, whether of not to admit the Directness Requirement of a Constitutional Review on Laws and Regulations is to be considered from the point that whether there is another alternative and porper remedial procedure for the laws and regulations on review.
In Korea, therefore, contrary to Germany, there is enough room for admitting the exception of Directness Requirement for laws and regulations.