Constitutional Court

April 1, 2025 12:42 PM

South Korea Constitutional Court to rule on Yoon’s impeachment on April 4

South Korea's Constitutional Court, which is reviewing President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, will announce its decision on whether to remove him from office permanently or reinstate him on April 4, the court said in a statement on Tuesday. The court said the ruling will be delivered at 11 a.m. (0200 GMT) and live broadcast of the session will be permitted. Yoon was impeached by parliament on December 14 after being accused of violating his constitutional duty by declaring martial law in early...

Why Thailand’s judges are front and centre in its tumultuous politics

Thailand's Constitutional Court will on Aug. 14 rule on the fate of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, just days after it dissolved 2023 election winner Move Forward, underlining the judiciary's central role in the country's long-running battle for power. The two cases have heightened political uncertainty and raised concerns about potential upheaval in Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy, which has seen two decades of intermittent turmoil, with multiple parties disbanded and governments topp...