Jaehong Lee Professor
Department of Law
Professor Lee graduated from Gyeonggi Science High School for the Gifted and Seoul National University College of Law(Summa Cum Laude). He then earned Master of Laws degree in Administrative Law and a Doctor of Juridical Science degree in Constitutional Law from Seoul National University Graduate School. He served for three years as a military judge advocate in the Republic of Korea Army. After his discharge from the mandatory military service, he worked for 9 years as a judge at various courts, including the Seoul Administrative Court. During his service as a judge, he took parental leaves twice and cared his children for 20 months in total. Retired from ordinary courts, he held a position as a constitutional rapporteur judge at the Constitutional Court of Korea for 6 years. From March 2023, he conducts research and lectures on constitutional law theory and constitutional adjudication practice at Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Law. He also engages in interdisciplinary research bridging constitutional law and natural sciences/engineering.
- Director, Center for Human Rights
- Law Building #339
- 02-3277-2722
- Research Interests
- proportionality, separation of powers and cybernetics, climate change and human rights, principle of care state, DAO(Decentralized Autonomous Organization)
Research Record
- [학술지논문] 기후위기 헌법재판소 결정(헌재 2024. 8. 29. 2020헌마389등)의 논증구조 - 환경권 보호의무 위반 여부를 중심으로 - 환경법과 정책, 2025, v.33 no.0 , 29-79
- [학술지논문] The Standards and Intensity of Non Delegation Review of the Korean Constitutional Court — TV Subscription Fee, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target, and AI Digital Textbooks — 공법연구, 2025, v.53 no.3 , 405-443
- [학술지논문] Positive Obligation of State to Prevent Noise Pollution: A Comparative Study between the European Court of Human Rights and the Constitutional Court of Korea 법학논고, 2024, v.1 no.85 , 25-56
- [학술지논문] 아시아 헌법재판기관간 교류의 현황과 과제 : 아시아헌법재판소연합(AACC)을 중심으로 국가법연구, 2024, v.20 no.3 , 29-62
- [학술지논문] 헌법원리로서의 ‘돌봄국가원리’에 관한 연구 - 기후변화 소송에의 함의 - 법학논집, 2024, v.28 no.3 , 63-100
- [학술지논문] A Study on Quantitative Analysis of Constitutional Court Decisions — Focusing on the Proportionality of Restriction of Assembly Venue — 헌법학연구, 2024, v.30 no.1 , 139-195
- [학술지논문] Standard and Intensity of Judicial Review on the State’s Positive Obligation to Protect Environmental Right: An Application for the Constitutional Litigation Combating the Climate Crisis 환경법과 정책, 2024, v.32 no.2 , 1-67
- [학술지논문] 권력분립원리와 법률 변화의 효율성- 위헌법률심판의 피드백 기능을 중심으로 - 법학논집, 2023, v.27 no.4 , 37-71
- [학술지논문] 유럽인권재판소의 공정한 균형 심사 유럽헌법연구, 2023, v.1 no.42 , 65-97
- [학술지논문] 환경권의 제한, 형성, 보호 개념에 관한 연구 - 기후변화 소송에의 시사점 - 법학논총, 2023, v.47 no.3 , 3-40
- [학술지논문] Third Generation Human Right to Cultural Heritage - A Possible Breakthrough with the DAOs - 인권법평론, 2022, v.1 no.29 , 101-148
- [저역서] 과잉금지원칙의 이론과 실무 경인문화사, 2021, 297
- 기후위기 헌법재판소 결정(헌재 2024. 8. 29. 2020헌마389등)의 논증구조 - 환경권 보호의무 위반 여부를 중심으로 - 환경법과 정책, 2025, v.33, 29-79
- 헌법재판소의 의회유보원칙 심사척도와 심사강도 ― 텔레비전 수신료, 온실가스 감축 목표, 그리고 AI 디지털교과서 ― 공법연구, 2025, v.53 no.3, 405-443
- 아시아 헌법재판기관간 교류의 현황과 과제 : 아시아헌법재판소연합(AACC)을 중심으로 국가법연구, 2024, v.20 no.3, 29-62
- 환경권 보호의무 위반 여부의 심사척도와 심사강도- 기후위기 헌법소송에의 적용 - 환경법과 정책, 2024, v.32 no.2, 1-67
- 환경권의 제한, 형성, 보호 개념에 관한 연구 - 기후변화 소송에의 시사점 - 법학논총, 2023, v.47 no.3, 3-40
- [학술지논문] A Study on the Application of the Constitution in Criminal Courts 인권과 정의, 2021, v.1 no.498 , 79-95
- [학술지논문] Interpretation of the ‘Limitation of Freedom and Rights’ Clause of Article 37(2) of the Constitution of Korea - Causality, Limited Party, and Illusory Limitation - 저스티스, 2021, v.182 no.1 , 79-108
- [학술지논문] The End of the Decision of Limited Unconstitutionality? - A Study on the Lastest Decisions of Constitutional Court of Korea and the Nature of Decision of Limited Unconstitutionality as a Quantitative Partial Unconstitutionality Decision- 법학연구, 2019, v.30 no.2 , 229-278
- [학술지논문] A Constitutional Analysis of Control over the Police's Non-Transfer Decision in Government's June 21st Agreement for Reorganizaition of Investigative Prerogatives - Focusing on Comparison with the Control over the Prosecutors’ Non-Indictment Decision - 형사정책, 2018, v.30 no.2 , 163-198
- [학술지논문] The Reasoning Structure of the Proportionality Test -Making Minimal Impairment Clear- 저스티스, 2017, v.163 no.1 , 75-131
- [학술지논문] The Structure and Future of the Judicial Review of Administrative Rulemaking 법조, 2014, v.63 no.6 , 44-93
- [학술지논문] A Theory of Judicial Review of the Laws Relating Property Rights -The Unconstitutionality of Korean Civil Code §746 (Ex turpi causa non oritur actio)- 저스티스, 2014, v.145 no.1 , 5-51
Courses
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2025-1st
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Constitutional Law 강의 계획서 상세보기
- Subject No 37475Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 4~4 (LAW231) , Fri 5~5 (LAW231)
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Case Studies on Constitutional Law 강의 계획서 상세보기
- Subject No L21024Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 5~5 (LAW-231) , Wed 2~2 (LAW-231)
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2024-2nd
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Theory of Modern Human Rights 강의 계획서 상세보기
- Subject No G17888Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Fri 8~9 (LAW-401)
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Fundamental Human Right 강의 계획서 상세보기
- Subject No L21008Class No 02
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 5~5 (LAW-104) , Thu 5~5 (LAW-104)
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2024-1st
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Constitutional Law 강의 계획서 상세보기
- Subject No 37475Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 4~4 (LAW231) , Thu 5~5 (LAW231)
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General Constitutional Law 강의 계획서 상세보기
- Subject No L11001Class No 02
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 5~5 (LAW-103) , Fri 3~3 (LAW-103)
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2023-2nd
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Fundamental Human Right
- Subject No L21008Class No 03
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 7~7 (LAW-303) , Thu 5~5 (LAW-303)
- Classroom Changed
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Generals of Constitutional Law
- Subject No L21110Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 2~2 (LAW-132) , Wed 3~3 (LAW-132)
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2023-1st
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Constitutional Law 강의 계획서 상세보기
- Subject No 37475Class No 02
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 6~6 (LAW132) , Thu 4~4 (LAW132)
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Case Studies on Constitutional Law
- Subject No L21024Class No 01
- Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 7~7 (LAW-204) , Thu 7~7 (LAW-204)
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Academic Background
Seoul Nat'l Univ. 법학박사(법학과)
Seoul Nat'l Univ. 법학석사(법학과)
Seoul Nat'l Univ. 법학사(법학과)
Work Experience
Director, Center for Human Rights 2024-02-01 ~ 2026-01-31
헌법재판소 2017-02-01 ~ 2023-02-28
각 지방법원 2008-04-01 ~ 2017-01-31
Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army ~