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
- 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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- JANUARY 1, 2000North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for political offenses...
The death penalty is mandatory for political offenses and has reportedly been handed down for ordinary crimes and for theft and embezzlement
- JANUARY 1, 2000North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
At least 47 executions were carried out in 1999
At least 47 executions were carried out in 1999
- JULY 22, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Democratic Republic of Korea signed the letter,...
The Democratic Republic of Korea signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question o
- JULY 1, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
In July, North Korea shot a total of 30 people at a...
In July, North Korea shot a total of 30 people at a hop farm next to Yonbong airport in Hyesan city, North Hamgyong Province
- APRIL 3, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
On April 3, it was announced that over 750 public executions...
On April 3, it was announced that over 750 public executions had been carried out between 1995 and 1998 as part of a campaign to repress the criminality engendered by the country's economic crisis
- JANUARY 1, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
A commentary on Korean Criminal Law considers the use...
A commentary on Korean Criminal Law considers the use of the death penalty as a last resort, in view of eventual abolition
- JANUARY 1, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The minimum age for the death penalty was allegedly...
The minimum age for the death penalty was allegedly raised from 17 to eighteen
- JANUARY 1, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
It has been revealed that North Korea immediately executes...
It has been revealed that North Korea immediately executes repatriated defectors whom it thinks it impossible to re-educate because they were exposed to too much information on South Korea while staying in China, and who may cause social unrest if they ar
- JANUARY 1, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Public executions are held frequently in North Korea,...
Public executions are held frequently in North Korea, though the North Korean authorities try to deny the fact