North Korean constitution

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constitution supreme law

The North Korean constitution is the supreme legal document of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, enshrining the ruling Workers’ Party’s ideology, leadership structure, and centralized socialist system.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
1998 Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	1
Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	1
Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
1972Change	established office of President of the DPRK ⓘ
1992Change	reduced references to Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
1998Change	abolished office of President of the DPRK ⓘ designated Kim Il Sung as Eternal President ⓘ
2009Change	strengthened powers of National Defence Commission ⓘ
2012Change	elevated Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il ideology ⓘ enshrined North Korea as a nuclear-armed state in preamble ⓘ
2016Change	created State Affairs Commission ⓘ transferred powers from National Defence Commission to State Affairs Commission ⓘ
2019Change	strengthened role of Chairman of State Affairs Commission ⓘ
capitalDefinedAs	Pyongyang ⓘ
country	North Korea ⓘ surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
declares	dictatorship of the people’s democratic state ⓘ leadership of the Workers’ Party of Korea as guiding force of society ⓘ planned socialist economy ⓘ
defines	citizens’ rights and duties in North Korea ⓘ powers of the Cabinet of North Korea ⓘ powers of the State Affairs Commission ⓘ powers of the Supreme Leader ⓘ powers of the Supreme People’s Assembly ⓘ role of the Workers’ Party of Korea ⓘ socialist economic system of North Korea ⓘ state structure of North Korea ⓘ
economicSystem	collective ownership of means of production ⓘ state ownership of means of production ⓘ
executiveBody	North Korean government ⓘ surface form: Cabinet of the DPRK
firstAdopted	1948-09-08 ⓘ
firstAdoptedBy	Supreme People's Assembly ⓘ surface form: Supreme People’s Assembly
formOfGovernment	republic ⓘ
formOfState	socialist state ⓘ
guarantees	freedom of assembly in principle ⓘ freedom of religion in principle ⓘ freedom of speech in principle ⓘ freedom of the press in principle ⓘ universal suffrage in principle ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs	President of the State Affairs Commission ⓘ
highestLeadershipOrgan	State Affairs Commission ⓘ
ideology	Juche ⓘ Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism ⓘ Songun ⓘ
judicialSystem	Central Court of the DPRK ⓘ
language	Korean ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme legal document of North Korea ⓘ
legislature	Supreme People's Assembly ⓘ surface form: Supreme People’s Assembly
majorRevision	1972 constitution ⓘ 1992 constitutional amendment ⓘ 1998 constitutional amendment ⓘ 2009 constitutional amendment ⓘ 2012 constitutional amendment ⓘ 2016 constitutional amendment ⓘ 2019 constitutional amendment ⓘ 2023 constitutional amendment ⓘ
obligationsOfCitizens	labor duty ⓘ military service ⓘ
originalTitle	North Korean constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
politicalSystem	one‑party system ⓘ
preambleHonors	Kim Il Sung ⓘ Kim Jong Il ⓘ
rulingParty	Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ surface form: Workers’ Party of Korea
shortName	North Korean constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Referenced by (5)

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

Juche → codifiedIn → North Korean constitution ⓘ

Juché → codifiedIn → North Korean constitution ⓘ

subject surface form: Juche

Eternal President of the Republic → legalBasis → North Korean constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1998 Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

North Korean constitution → originalTitle → North Korean constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

North Korean constitution → shortName → North Korean constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea