Prosecutorial reform, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, prosecution power, internal strife, impeachment…
In this confusing era where difficult and frustrating words are pouring out,
The minimum common sense you need to know to read the flow of the world and protect your rights is the 'Constitution'.
Listen to the voice of Representative Park Ju-min along with the current political situation!

A series of national events in recent years have heightened interest in the nation, government, and democracy.
In this process, the public's interest in law and politics has increased, and as a result, the Constitution has also received attention.
By now, most people would know Article 1, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution, which states, “The Republic of Korea shall be a democratic republic.” and Paragraph 2, “The sovereignty of the Republic of Korea shall reside in the people, and all state authority shall emanate from the people.”
Many people think that the Constitution is about the size of a thick law book, but in fact, it is a relatively short text consisting of 130 articles that can be read in about 15 minutes.
However, this short content contains the ideology and values ​​of the Republic of Korea government, as in the above article, and the basis for judgment on all matters occurring within the country.
Some might say, 'Do ordinary people really need to know the Constitution? What does reading it have to do with my livelihood?'
Of course, you can live without knowing.
But knowing this will help me make wiser judgments about what is right and what is wrong in the many things happening around me and in my life.
So it allows me to discern what I should be energized by and what I should be angry about.

Most citizens probably have never read the Constitution.
Some people might say, “What’s the point of reading the Constitution?”
But you can get a lot of information just by reading the Constitution.
There is more useful information applicable to our daily lives than we think.
And that's not all.
I guarantee that your perspective on society will also change.
Moreover, it is not that difficult to read.
When people think of the Constitution, they think of it as a massive volume, like a thick law book.
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The Constitution is very short.
The text is very short, so anyone can read it quickly.
This short law is the basis for all other laws in our country.
--- From "Introduction"

What's the significance of addressing historical events in the Constitution? It's because the Constitution can reveal the process through which our country was formed and the events that developed democracy.
Through the March 1st Movement, the efforts to achieve independence from Japanese occupation were incorporated into the Constitution, and through the April 19th Revolution, the spirit of pursuing democracy was incorporated into the Constitution.

--- From "Expert"

There is a tendency to think that just being arrested makes you a criminal.
Detention is not a final sentence, but rather a status in which investigation or trial is in progress.
So the prosecution is trying to get him arrested by any means necessary.
I think it's a success if you can get them arrested.
Especially in political cases.
They think they've succeeded because when they arrest someone, the people think they're guilty.
Even if you are later found not guilty, people won't remember.


People think that if the perpetrator is punished through a (criminal) trial, the victim will recover to some extent.
But in reality, it is said that this is not the case.
Why? Since I can't go to trial, testify, or participate, the trial proceeds as if it were someone else's business.
The results just come out over time.
That's why I don't feel like I'm recovering.
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about changing the criminal process to include victims from the beginning and listen to their stories, called the "restorative criminal process."

You just learned that the Constitution covers the minimum wage, right? Sometimes, economic commentators and some members of the National Assembly claim they don't understand why Korea has one, given that few countries in the world have one. Politicians shouldn't make such claims without even reading the Constitution.
The minimum wage system is implemented according to the Constitution because it is mandated by the Constitution.

The military service bonus points system was ruled unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court and disappeared.
The person who won the unconstitutional ruling was a man. Why did he think the military bonus points system was unconstitutional? He was disabled.
I couldn't go to the military.
When they gave extra points to someone who had served in the military, he filed a lawsuit, saying, "What am I, who couldn't serve in the military?"
Many people mistakenly believe that this system disappeared because women filed lawsuits, but that is not true.

--- From Chapter 2, Rights and Duties of Citizens

The justices say they are dying because they have so many cases per person to deal with.
So they say that we need to create something called an appellate court to make their work easier.
On the other hand, people like Minbyun say that instead of creating an appellate court, why not just increase the number of Supreme Court justices?
If we increase the number of Supreme Court justices, the workload per justice will decrease.
But the Supreme Court justices say that increasing the number of justices is absolutely not allowed.
Why would that be? What's the difference in authority between being one of 13 and one of 100?
--- From Chapter 3, National Assembly

In order for trials to truly be conducted independently, it is necessary to block not only external but also internal influences, and in particular, it is necessary to dismantle organizations such as the Court Administration Office and release the power to appoint judges from the hands of the Supreme Court.
Currently, a revision to the Court Organization Act with this content has been submitted to the National Assembly, but it has not yet been properly discussed.

--- From Chapter 5, Court