Constitution of South Korea

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fundamental law national constitution

The Constitution of South Korea is the fundamental legal charter that establishes the structure, powers, and principles of the South Korean state and guarantees its citizens’ basic rights and freedoms.

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Label Occurrences
Constitution of the Republic of Korea 16
Constitution of South Korea canonical 6
Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1948) 1

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fundamental law ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adopted 1948-07-17 ⓘ
allowsLimitationOfRights by law when necessary for national security, maintenance of order, or public welfare ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea

Daehanminguk Heonbeop ⓘ
amendmentRequires approval by national referendum ⓘ
two-thirds approval of the National Assembly ⓘ
commemoratedBy Constitution Day (South Korea) ⓘ
ConstitutionDayDate July 17 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn economic order ⓘ
education ⓘ
emergency powers ⓘ
impeachment ⓘ
local autonomy ⓘ
martial law ⓘ
national defense ⓘ
national referendums ⓘ
political parties ⓘ
country South Korea ⓘ
currentVersionBasedOn Constitution of South Korea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of South Korea
currentVersionEffectiveDate 1988-02-25 ⓘ
definesGovernmentForm democratic republic ⓘ
definesSovereignty sovereignty resides in the people ⓘ
draftedBy National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ
surface form: Constituent National Assembly of South Korea
establishesBranch executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
firstPromulgationYear 1948 ⓘ
guarantees equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
fundamental rights ⓘ
prohibition of retroactive punishment ⓘ
prohibition of torture ⓘ
right to a fair trial ⓘ
right to hold public office ⓘ
right to vote ⓘ
headOfGovernment President of South Korea ⓘ
headOfState President of South Korea ⓘ
inspiredBy liberal democratic constitutions ⓘ
judicialReviewBody Constitutional Court of Korea ⓘ
jurisdiction South Korea ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Korea
language Korean ⓘ
latestMajorRevisionYear 1987 ⓘ
legalSystem civil law ⓘ
legislatureName National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ
legislatureType unicameral ⓘ
numberOfAmendments 9 ⓘ
preambleMentions May 18 Democratic Uprising ⓘ
inheriting the legal and democratic traditions of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea ⓘ
presidentialReelection no immediate reelection ⓘ
prohibits censorship in principle ⓘ
hereditary nobility ⓘ
providesForBody Constitutional Court of Korea ⓘ
National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ
State Council of South Korea ⓘ
Supreme Court of South Korea ⓘ
surface form: Supreme Court of Korea
providesForOffice President of South Korea ⓘ
Prime Minister of South Korea ⓘ
region East Asia ⓘ
requiresPresidentialElectionCycle every 5 years ⓘ
separationOfPowers yes ⓘ
supremeCourt Supreme Court of South Korea ⓘ
surface form: Supreme Court of Korea
territorialClause includes entire Korean Peninsula and adjacent islands ⓘ
votingAge 18 ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of South Korea → foundedBy → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
Supreme Court of South Korea → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Korea → legalBasis → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Constitutional Court of Korea → applies → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
National Assembly of South Korea → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated) → legalBasis → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
subject surface form: Republic of Korea Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Seoul Metropolitan Council → higherAuthority → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Speaker of the National Assembly → legalBasis → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
South Korean government → constitution → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Constitution of South Korea → alsoKnownAs → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Constitution of South Korea → currentVersionBasedOn → Constitution of South Korea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of South Korea
High Courts of South Korea → establishedUnder → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
Supreme Court of Korea building → associatedWith → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
National symbols of South Korea → recognizedBy → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea → legalBasis → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1948)
District Courts of South Korea → legalBasis → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Family Courts of South Korea → subjectTo → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
Administrative Courts of South Korea → appliesLaw → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense → follows → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea) → legalBasis → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
ROK Armed Forces → legalFoundation → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Military Service Act of South Korea → relatedTo → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea military units → legalBasis → Constitution of South Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea