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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Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	15
Constitution of North Korea	6
North Korean constitution canonical	3
Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2
1998 Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	1
Constitution of the DPRK	1
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in domestic constitutional matters	1
North Korean constitutional framework	1
North Korean law	1
Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T315849 — 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: North Korean constitution
Context triple: [Juche, codifiedIn, North Korean constitution]

A. North Korea
North Korea is an isolated, authoritarian state in East Asia known for its dynastic leadership, nuclear weapons program, and tense relations with much of the international community.
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. Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
The Soviet Civil Administration in Korea was the Soviet military government that controlled and oversaw the northern part of the Korean Peninsula after Japan’s surrender in World War II, laying the groundwork for the establishment of North Korea.
D. Panmunjom
Panmunjom is a village in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea that serves as a symbolic site for inter-Korean negotiations and military talks.
E. Constitution of the Soviet Union
The Constitution of the Soviet Union was the fundamental law that defined the structure, powers, and guiding socialist principles of the USSR’s government and society.
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: North Korean constitution
Target entity description: 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.

A. North Korea
North Korea is an isolated, authoritarian state in East Asia known for its dynastic leadership, nuclear weapons program, and tense relations with much of the international community.
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. Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
The Soviet Civil Administration in Korea was the Soviet military government that controlled and oversaw the northern part of the Korean Peninsula after Japan’s surrender in World War II, laying the groundwork for the establishment of North Korea.
D. Panmunjom
Panmunjom is a village in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea that serves as a symbolic site for inter-Korean negotiations and military talks.
E. Constitution of the Soviet Union
The Constitution of the Soviet Union was the fundamental law that defined the structure, powers, and guiding socialist principles of the USSR’s government and society.
F. None of above. chosen

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	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ⓘ linked to: North 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	Cabinet of the DPRK ⓘ linked to: North Korean government
firstAdopted	1948-09-08 ⓘ
firstAdoptedBy	Supreme People’s Assembly ⓘ linked to: 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 ⓘ linked to: 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	Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ⓘ linked to: North Korean constitution
politicalSystem	one‑party system ⓘ
preambleHonors	Kim Il Sung ⓘ Kim Jong Il ⓘ
rulingParty	Workers’ Party of Korea ⓘ linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
shortName	Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ⓘ linked to: North Korean constitution

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Referenced by (32)

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

Juche → codifiedIn → North Korean constitution ⓘ

Eternal President of the Republic → legalBasis → 1998 Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ⓘ