Yesterday afternoon, a delegation of the Constitutional Court of Korea, led by its President Lee Jongseok, visited the Constitutional Court in Brno. The delegation was received by the Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic Vojtěch Šimíček together with the Justices of the Constitutional Court Daniela Zemanová and Zdeněk Kühn.  

The opening remarks were made by Vice-President Vojtěch Šimíček, who briefly introduced the history of the constitutional judiciary in the Czech Republic, explained the position and role of the Constitutional Court in the Czech legal and political system, described the process of appointment of the Justices of the Constitutional Court and the structure of the Constitutional Court, and Yesterday afternoon, a delegation of the Constitutional Court of Korea, led by its President Lee Jongseok, visited the Constitutional Court in Brno. The delegation was received by the Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic Vojtěch Šimíček together with the Justices of the Constitutional Court Daniela Zemanová and Zdeněk Kühn.  

The opening remarks were made by Vice-President Vojtěch Šimíček, who briefly introduced the history of the constitutional judiciary in the Czech Republic, explained the position and role of the Constitutional Court in the Czech legal and political system, described the process of appointment of the Justices of the Constitutional Court and the structure of the Constitutional Court, and explained what competences the Constitutional Court is entrusted with. The President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea, Lee Jongseok, then clarified what makes the Czech and Korean systems of the protection of constitutionality similar and how they differ. The attention was also paid to the number of petitions submitted to the Constitutional Courts for review, and the length of proceedings before the Constitutional Courts. Subsequent discussion focused on the relationship of the Constitutional Courts to the general judiciary, the independence of judges and courts, the separation of the judiciary from political power, and the phenomenon of climate change cases.  

At the end of the visit, the delegation of the Korean Constitutional Court toured the seat of the Czech Constitutional Court. In addition to the Assembly (Plenary Hall), the courtrooms and the Grand Council Room, the guests also visited the library, which primary serves Justices and professional personnel of the Court, but is open to the general public as well. 

Pavel Dvořák
Head of External Relations and Protocol Department