Lee Shi-yoon (Korean: 이시윤; 10 October 1935 – 9 November 2024) was a South Korean lawyer and judge. He served as a justice of the Constitutional Court from 1988 to 1993.[1][2]

Lee Shi-yoon
이시윤
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea
In office
15 September 1988 – 17 December 1993
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byLee Jae-hwa [ko]
Personal details
Born(1935-10-10)10 October 1935
Keijō, Korea, Japan
Died9 November 2024(2024-11-09) (aged 89)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSeoul National University
OccupationLawyer
Judge

Biography

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Lee was born in Keijō (modern-day Seoul) in 1935. He graduated from Seoul High School and the Seoul National University School of Law.[1]

In 1988, Lee was appointed as a justice of the newly created Constitutional Court of Korea. Lee studied the German system of constitutional adjudication of the German Federal Constitutional Court and wrote an series of articles called "Personal Views on Constitutional Justice".[3]

Lee died on November 9, 2024, at the age of 89, in Severance Hospital.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kim, Yang-hyeok (9 November 2024). "이시윤 전 감사원장 별세…헌재 이론적 기틀 마련". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Former Justices". Constitutional Court of Korea. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ^ Kong, Soojin (December 2021). "The Two Modes of Foreign Engagement by the Constitutional Court of Korea". Asian Journal of Comparative Law. 16 (2): 338–355. doi:10.1017/asjcl.2021.24. ISSN 2194-6078. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ Lim, Ju-young; Lee, Chung-won (9 November 2024). "민사소송법·집행법 대가 이시윤씨 별세…헌재 이론 기틀(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 9 November 2024.