Judiciary of South Korea

TThe date for the election of the new president of the Constitutional Court has been designated as March 21, as the term of office of current head Zühtü Arslan is set to conclude on April 20.

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a request from MPs representing "Vazrazhdane" and "There Is Such a People" political parties to challenge the decision of the 49th National Assembly regarding a proposed national referendum on the status of the Bulgarian lev.

With a landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court entering into force on Jan. 28, married women are now able to use their maiden surname without resorting to court proceedings.

Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has proposed the necessity of drafting a new constitution in the wake of a deepening disagreement between the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court over the imprisonment of MP Can Atalay.

The minister's proposition aligns with the long-standing efforts of the government.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan criticised the Constitutional Court for "many mistakes" and urged his ruling AK Party colleagues to support an unprecedented challenge to the court by an appeals court, stoking a potential legal crisis.

The Constitutional Court has upheld the right to respect for private life and freedom of communication, ruling that the recording of an inmate's letters in the digital judicial platform UYAP violated his fundamental rights.

Slovenian judges and prosecutors will benefit from a substantial increase in their base pay under a deal reached with the government after the Constitutional Court found judge pay is so low it jeopardises judicial independence.

Ljubljana – The Constitutional Court has added the mask mandate introduced by the previous government in closed public spaces in 2020 to the list of unconstitutional measures related to the epidemic, again stressing that legislative changes as opposed to only decrees are necessary for such interventions.