Constitution of North Korea

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1972-12-27
gptkbp:amendedBy 1992
1998
2009
2010
2012
2013
2016
2019
2019-08-29
gptkbp:chapter 7
gptkbp:country gptkb:North_Korea
gptkbp:declaredBy gptkb:Songun_policy
Juche ideology as guiding principle
North Korea as a socialist state
gptkbp:documentType gptkb:law
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Cabinet_of_North_Korea
gptkb:State_Affairs_Commission
gptkb:Supreme_People's_Assembly
gptkb:Central_Court_of_North_Korea
gptkb:Prosecutor's_Office_of_North_Korea
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Democratic_People's_Republic_of_Korea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution of North Korea
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Juche_ideology
gptkb:Soviet_Constitution
gptkbp:language gptkb:Korean
gptkbp:manuscriptLocation gptkb:Pyongyang
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 172
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Socialist_Constitution_of_the_Democratic_People's_Republic_of_Korea
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:1948_Constitution_of_North_Korea
gptkbp:providesFor universal suffrage
right to education
right to work
right to health care
single-party system
freedom of religion (theoretically)
freedom of speech (theoretically)
public ownership of means of production
gptkbp:purpose Defines structure of government
Defines rights and duties of citizens
Establishes socialist economic system
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:1948_Constitution_of_North_Korea
gptkbp:significantAmendments Kim Il-sung named Eternal President (1998)
Kim Jong-un named head of state (2019)
State Affairs Commission established (2016)
Kim Jong-il named Eternal Chairman of National Defence Commission (2012)
gptkbp:website http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/great/constitution.php
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parliament_of_North_Korea
gptkb:President_of_the_State_Affairs_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5