Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1972, as amended to 2023
Marriage and Family Life
  • English
    ...
    The State shall afford special protection to mothers and children by providing maternity leave, reduced working hours for mothers with several children, a wide network of maternity hospitals, crèches and kindergartens, and other measures.
    ... (Art. 77)
  • Korean

    국가는 산전산후휴가의 보장, 여러 어린이를 가진 어머니를 위한 로동시간의 단축, 산원, 탁아소와 유치원망의 확장, 그밖의 시책을 통하여 어머니와 어린이를 특별히 보호한다.
    ... (제77조)
Marriage and Family Life
  • English

    Marriage and the family shall be protected by the State.
    The State pays great attention to consolidating the family, the basic unit of social life. (Art. 78)

  • Korean

    결혼과 가정은 국가의 보호를 받는다.
    국가는 사회의 기층생활단위인 가정을 공고히 하는데 깊은 관심을 돌린다. (제78조)

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Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1972, as amended to 2019 (English). Consolidated version as amended to 2023 is not publicly available, concerns a provision (art. 58) that is not of direct relevance to the database.

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