「CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA」
Article 88 (1) The State Council shall deliberate on important policies that fall within the
power of the Executive.
(2) The State Council shall be composed of the President, the Prime Minister, and other
members whose number shall be no more than thirty and no less than fifteen.
(3) The President shall be the Chairperson of the State Council, and the Prime Minister
shall be the Vice-Chairperson.
Article 89 The following matters shall be referred to the State Council for deliberation:
1. Basic plans for state affairs, and general policies of the Executive;
2. Declaration of war, conclusion of peace and other important matters pertaining to
foreign policy;
3. Draft amendments to the Constitution, proposals for national referendums, proposed
treaties, legislative bills, and proposed presidential decrees;
4. Budgets, settlement of accounts, basic plans for disposal of state properties, contracts
incurring financial obligation on the State, and other important financial matters;
5. Emergency orders and emergency financial and economic actions or orders by the
President, and declaration and termination of martial law;
6. Important military affairs;
7. Requests for convening an extraordinary session of the National Assembly;
8. Awarding of honors;
9. Granting of amnesty, commutation and restoration of rights;
10. Demarcation of jurisdiction between Executive Ministries;
11. Basic plans concerning delegation or allocation of powers within the Executive;
12. Evaluation and analysis of the administration of State affairs;
13. Formulation and coordination of important policies of each Executive Ministry;
14. Action for the dissolution of a political party;
15. Examination of petitions pertaining to executive policies submitted or referred to the
Executive;
16. Appointment of the Prosecutor General, the Chairperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
Chief of Staff of each armed service, the presidents of national universities, ambassadors,
and such other public officials and managers of important State-run enterprises as
designated by Act; and
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