Table of Contents in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia
North Korea in Asia
Democratic People’S Republic Of Korea (Dprk) History
Name given to Korea north of the 38th parallel after the Second World War
North Korean Peoples’ Army History
Formed to fight the Japanese, it rapidly expanded after Korea was split following the Second World War. Equipped by Stalin, it invaded the South in 1950 to unify Korea. It is regarded as the ‘vanguard of the revolution’, a role usually played by the proletariat. Today it is the fourth largest army in the world.
Democratic People’s Republic of (North) Korea Online Legal Resources
Constitution
- Constitution (overview) (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht): In English.
- Socialist Constitution in english (The People’s Korea).
- Socialist Constitutions in english (NovexCn.com).
- Historical Constitution in english (The People’s Korea).
- Comparison of Old Constitution with New (Commentary in english) (The People’s Korea).
Legislation
- Laws of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (NovexCn.com) In english.
Includes: Arbitration Law, Commercial Joint Venture Law, Constitutional Law,
Customs Law, Economic Plans, Fisheries Law, Foreign Enterprises Law,
Foreign Investment Law, Free Trade Ports/ Economic Trade Zones, Immigration/Emigration Law,
Labour Law, Tax Law.
Laws by Subject
- Agriculture (Article by article description, in English) (The People’s Korea).
- Arbitration (Article by article description, in English) (The People’s Korea).
- Economic Plans (Article by article description, in English) (The People’s Korea).
- Fish Breeding Law (Article by article description, in English) (The People’s Korea).
Government
- Government (Official website of DPRK).
Other
- Foreign Relations (Commentaries on Foreign Relations of DPRK). (The People’s Korea).
- News, Blogs, Links and Commentary (NKzone is a “blog-zone” on North Korea: an experiment in interactive, participatory journalism.)
Note: We linked the resources to archive.org in an effort to decrease the number of broken links cited.