한국헌법사와 현행헌법 기본권장의 개정 방향

With regards to the nine constitutional revisions that took place in the history of the Korean Constitution, the main subject of the political circle was the government structure, and revising civil rights and civil liberties was a secondary matter. At present, when constitutional democracy has been fully established 61 years after the establishment of the Constitution, inconsequential constitutional revision that are unilaterally made by the political circle should no longer take place. Although citizens remain in a passive position in the constitutional revision procedure, the citizens who render final approval should be able to identify the intent and content of the constitutional revision as well as the consequences before and after the revision. To this end, the political circle should encourage participation of experts in various fields and establish a process of public consensus. The directions of the revision of civil rights and civil liberties are as discussed in the main section of this article. however, these are organized in the direction of enhancing the normative power of the constitution and reflecting the results of the increased rapidity of globalization and information-intensive society from considerable expansion of economic size: ideological conflicts between political majority and minority or the progressive and conservative; changes and diversification of the composition of the population; and multi-cultural social phenomena.