Korea’s National Assembly is poised to pass a controversial bill Friday that would allow constitutional complaints against court rulings, despite fierce resistance from opposition parties whose lawmakers are engaged in a last-ditch filibuster to block what they describe as a fundamental overhaul of the nation’s judicial order. At the heart of the bill, formally an amendment to the Constitutional Court Act introducing the so-called constitutional complaint against judicial acts, is a plan to permit individuals to file constitutional complaints against finalized court judgments under certain conditions. Even after a Supreme Court ruling, litigants would be able to petition the Constitutional Court if a judgment allegedly infringes on fundamental rights. The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) argues that the reform would strengthen the protection of fundamental rights by providing an additional constitutional safeguard when ordinary courts fail to uphold constitutional standards. Supporters also say the measure addresses what they see as a blind spot in the current system, under w