Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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| Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
| Territorial extent | North Korea |
| Enacted by | Supreme People's Assembly |
| Date passed | 1972 (revised in 2016) |
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| Status: In force | |
| Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 조선민주주의인민공화국 사회주의헌법 |
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The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the constitution of North Korea (officially Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK). It states that the country is socialist and lays out the framework of the national government and the functions of the ruling state party, the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in relation to the Cabinet and Supreme People's Assembly (SPA, the country's parliament). The constitution is divided into 166 articles, split between three sections.
North Korea is also governed by the Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System, which some claim have come to supersede the constitution and in practice serve as the supreme law of the country.
The North Korean constitution is unique in combining strong socialist and nationalist tendencies as well as its reference to the country's Juche ideology.
The constitution designates the country as a socialist and revolutionary state, with the official name Democratic People's Republic of Korea. According to the constitution, the state "shall conduct all activities under the Workers' Party of Korea". While the constitution stipulates citizens' limited right to property — "meeting the simple and individual aims of the citizen" — its provisions of a planned economy state that the means of production are owned by the state and social cooperative organizations.
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