紋身與醫療行為：韓國大法院全體合議庭判決新動向【全球暸望】 試閱
Tattooing and Medical Practice: New Jurisprudential Developments of the Korean Supreme Court En Banc
韓國大法院全體合議庭於2026年5月21日就兩起紋身師遭以違反《醫療法》之無照醫療行為起訴案件，同日作出全場一致之無罪宣告。正式推翻長達34年、自1992年91도3219判例以來，認定非醫療人員進行之通常性商業紋身（含美容紋身及書畫紋身）不屬於《醫療法》第27條第1項所禁止之「無照醫療行為」的舊判例體系。
本文介紹兩案之事實概要與此次大法院判決要旨，並就其法理依據及對紋身師法制化進程之意義略作評析。
On May 21, 2026, the Full Bench (En Banc) of the Supreme Court of Korea rendered a unanimous verdict of acquittal in two cases where tattooists were prosecuted for unlicensed medical practice in violation of the Medical Service Act. This landmark ruling officially overturned a 34-year-old line of precedent dating back to the 1992 Supreme Court Decision 91Do3219, thereby establishing that conventional commercial tattooing (including both cosmetic and artistic tattooing) performed by non-medical practitioners does not constitute “unlicensed medical practice” prohibited under Article 27, Paragraph 1 of the Medical Service Act.
This paper outlines the factual backgrounds of both cases and the holdings and reasoning of the Supreme Court’s judgment, while providing an analytical commentary on its jurisprudential rationale and its implications for the legalization process for tattoo artists.
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