North Korea
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- dictatorial communist state
- CONSTITUTION
- adopted in 1948, revised numerous times, most recently in 2009
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the German, Japanese systems and inspired by communist legal doctrine
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Supreme People's Assembly (Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Central Court, judges elected by the Supreme People's Assembly
RELIGIONS
majority Buddhist and Confucian; minority Christian and others
From the country
- JULY 20, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Sim Hyong-il, a director of the Supreme People's Assembly's...
Sim Hyong-il, a director of the Supreme People's Assembly's legislation committee, announced at a question-and-answer session on the first of a two-day review of its second periodic report, submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee, that the number of de
- APRIL 11, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
People who openly proclaimed their Christian faith...
People who openly proclaimed their Christian faith in North Korea risked persecution and death at the hands of government forces
- MARCH 20, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
According to reports and analyses released by a South...
According to reports and analyses released by a South Korean government-funded research institute, the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU), North Korea has a long way to go before its human right standards are on par with the rest of the world
- MARCH 20, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
According to reports and analyses released by a South...
According to reports and analyses released by a South Korean government-funded research institute, the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU), North Korea has a long way to go before its human right standards are on par with the rest of the world
- FEBRUARY 27, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 1, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korea submitted a report to the U
North Korea submitted a report to the U
- JANUARY 1, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The North Korean penal code stipulates capital punishment...
The North Korean penal code stipulates capital punishment and confiscation of all personal assets for a wide variety of "crimes against the revolution", including attempted defection, listening to foreign broadcasts and possessing "reactionary" printed ma
- APRIL 29, 2000North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
China expatriated 60 refugees back to North Korea
China expatriated 60 refugees back to North Korea
- JANUARY 14, 2000North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korean President Kim Tae-chung instructed the...
South Korean President Kim Tae-chung instructed the Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, Yi Chong-pin, to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of Ho Young Il, 30, and six other North Koreans defectors, whom China had repatriated on January 12
- JANUARY 1, 2000North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Simple acts of prayer have reportedly resulted in life...
Simple acts of prayer have reportedly resulted in life in prison and executions
- JANUARY 1, 2000North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
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