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Obligations of the State

Korea, Republic of
  • English
    1. Freedoms and rights of citizens shall not be neglected on the grounds that they are not enumerated in the Constitution.
    … (Art. 37)
  • Korean
    ①국민의 자유와 권리는 헌법에 열거되지 아니한 이유로 경시되지 아니한다.
    … (제37조)

Obligations of the State

Korea, Republic of
  • English
    All citizens shall be assured of human worth and dignity and have the right to pursue happiness. It shall be the duty of the State to confirm and guarantee the fundamental and inviolable human rights of individuals. (Art. 10)
  • Korean
    모든 국민은 인간으로서의 존엄과 가치를 가지며, 행복을 추구할 권리를 가진다. 국가는 개인이 가지는 불가침의 기본적 인권을 확인하고 이를 보장할 의무를 진다. (제10조)

Obligations of the State

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English
    The State shall effectively guarantee the genuine democratic rights and freedoms as well as the material and cultural well-being of all its citizens.
    In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea the rights and freedoms of citizens shall be amplified with the consolidation and development of the socialist system. (Art. 64)
  • Korean
    국가는 모든 공민에게 참다운 민주주의적권리와 자유, 행복한 물질문화생활을 실질적으로 보장한다.
    조선민주주의인민공화국에서 공민의 권리와 자유는 사회주의제도의 공고발전과 함께 더욱 확대된다. (제64조)

Obligations of the State

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English
    ...
    The State shall defend the interests of the workers, peasants, soldiers, intellectuals and all other working people who have been freed from exploitation and oppression and become the masters of the State and society, and respect and protect human rights. (Art. 8)
  • Korean
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    국가는 착취와 압박에서 해방되여 국가와 사회의 주인으로 된 로동자, 농민, 군인, 지식인을 비롯한 근로인민의 리익을 옹호하며 인권을 존중하고 보호한다. (제8조)

Judicial Protection

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English
    The functions of the Court are to:
    1) protect through judicial procedure the State power and the socialist system established in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the property of the State and social, cooperative organizations, personal rights as guaranteed by the Constitution, and the lives and property of citizens;
    ... (Art. 162)
  • Korean
    재판소는 다음과 같은 임무를 수행한다.
    1. 재판활동을 통하여 조선민주주의인민공화국의 주권과 사회주의제도, 국가와 사회협동단체재산, 인민의 헌법적권리와 생명재산을 보호한다.
    … (제162조)