Saheonbu

Saheonbu
Hangul
사헌부
Hanja
司憲府
Revised RomanizationSaheonbu
McCune–ReischauerSahŏnbu

Saheonbu (Korean: 사헌부; Hanja: 司憲府, lit.'Office of the Inspector-General'[1]) administered inspections during Goryeo and Joseon dynasty in Korea. This branch of government inspected Hanyang, the capital, and periphery. It was also responsible for licensing officials, impeachment and legal inquiries, which also extended to the control of King's relatives. An important duty was to remonstrate with the king.[2]

Since this office had judicial responsibility for officials and the subjects, the ethos was strict.

  1. ^ "조선왕조실록". esillok.history.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  2. ^ 전종익 (2000). "Inquiries into the Status and Functions of the Jungchuwon (中樞院) in the Daehanjeguk (大韓帝國): The Introduction of a Modern Parliament in Korea". 법사학연구 Korean Journal of Legal History. 22: 53–84. ISSN 1226-2773. Wikidata Q118763861.