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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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the Republic of Korea	35
Constitution of South Korea canonical	6
South Korean Constitution	2
Articles 88–91 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea	1
Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1948)	1
First Amendment to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea	1
Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of South Korea	1
Preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea	1
Second Amendment to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea	1
Second Republic Constitution of South Korea	1
South Korean Constitution of 1987	1
대한민국 헌법	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1210637 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of South Korea
Context triple: [Supreme Court of South Korea, foundedBy, Constitution of South Korea]

A. North Korean constitution
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.
B. Constitution of Japan
The Constitution of Japan is the country's post–World War II supreme law, known for establishing a parliamentary democracy, guaranteeing extensive civil liberties, and renouncing war in Article 9.
C. Constitution of the Republic of China
The Constitution of the Republic of China is the fundamental law that organizes the government structure, defines citizens’ rights, and guides the political system of the state commonly associated with Taiwan.
D. Constitution of the People's Republic of China
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China is the country's fundamental law that defines the structure of the state, the leadership role of the Communist Party, and the rights and duties of citizens.
E. Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law that establishes the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of Singapore’s government and guarantees key rights for its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of South Korea
Target entity description: 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.

A. North Korean constitution
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.
B. Constitution of Japan
The Constitution of Japan is the country's post–World War II supreme law, known for establishing a parliamentary democracy, guaranteeing extensive civil liberties, and renouncing war in Article 9.
C. Constitution of the Republic of China
The Constitution of the Republic of China is the fundamental law that organizes the government structure, defines citizens’ rights, and guides the political system of the state commonly associated with Taiwan.
D. Constitution of the People's Republic of China
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China is the country's fundamental law that defines the structure of the state, the leadership role of the Communist Party, and the rights and duties of citizens.
E. Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law that establishes the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of Singapore’s government and guarantees key rights for its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen

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 the Republic of Korea ⓘ linked to: Constitution of South 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	Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of South Korea ⓘ linked to: Constitution of South Korea
currentVersionEffectiveDate	1988-02-25 ⓘ
definesGovernmentForm	democratic republic ⓘ
definesSovereignty	sovereignty resides in the people ⓘ
draftedBy	Constituent National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ linked to: 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	Republic of Korea ⓘ linked to: South 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 Korea ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of South Korea
providesForOffice	President of South Korea ⓘ Prime Minister of South Korea ⓘ
region	East Asia ⓘ
requiresPresidentialElectionCycle	every 5 years ⓘ
separationOfPowers	yes ⓘ
supremeCourt	Supreme Court of Korea ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of South Korea
territorialClause	includes entire Korean Peninsula and adjacent islands ⓘ
votingAge	18 ⓘ

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Referenced by (52)

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 the Republic of Korea ⓘ