http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20170314-202108 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/impeaching-remnants-of-the-authoritarian-past-a-constitutional-moment-in-south-korea/ Impeaching Remnants of the Authoritarian Past: A Constitutional Moment in South Korea Shin, Yoon Jin Kumm, Mattias eng 2017-03-14 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Constitutional Moment Impeachment Presidential Democracy South Korean Constitutional Court Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Last Friday, effective March 10 at exactly 11:21 a.m., the sitting President Park Geun-hye was removed from her office by a unanimous decision of the South Korean Constitutional Court. With public life coming to a standstill as eyes focused on TV and internet live broadcasting, the acting Chief Justice delivered the court decision. The conclusion of the constitutional impeachment procedure marked the climax of a transformative ongoing constitutional moment in South Korea.