형사절차에 관한 2015년 헌법재판소의 주요 결정에 관한 고찰

The Constitutional Court has made a significant contribution to the extension of the human rights since it established at Sep. 1988 in Korea. Korea has been transformed from authoritarian society to democratic one since the 6.29 Declaration in 1987. In respond to such change, Criminal Procedure Act has been revised in the direction to strengthen guarantee of human rights for the suspect and the accused in the criminal judicial system. Especially, in the revision of Criminal Procedure Act at June, 2007 has been achieved significant improvement in securing the criminal procedure system for guaranteeing the defending right of the suspect and the accused as a whole. Such transformation undeniably has been supported by the Constitutional Court for securing human right so far. And the Decisions of the Constitutional Court related to criminal procedure have put the assurance of the due process of law and the human right in the first place. I already had examined Decisions of the Constitutional Court related to criminal procedures made from 1989 to Jun. 2011, and the results of my research published in book form in 2011 - Criminal Procedures and Constitutional Suit (Dongguk Univ. Pub.: Seoul). And, as a part of a follow-up, I studied on Decisions of the Constitutional Court related to criminal procedure made form 2011 to 2014. So, as part of the historical studies following these studies, I will research on Decisions of the Constitutional Court related to criminal procedure made in 2015 in this article, and I will suggest my opinions about Decisions of the Constitutional Court as follows; (i) refusal disposition of investigative agency to copying application of arrest warrant by defense counsel for the suspected, (ii) eligible cases of citizens participation criminal trials, (iii) public prosecution by adjudication ruling, (v) cause for quasi-appeal.