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Year of Version
2009
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Amended up to:
April 9, 2009
Adopted:
December 27, 1972
Type of Text
Constitution/Basic Law
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Notes
The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was adopted on December 27, 1972 at the First Session of the Fifth Supreme People's Assembly, amended and supplemented on April 9, 1992 at the Third Session of the Ninth Supreme People's Assembly, amended and supplemented on September 5, 1998 at the First Session of the Tenth Supreme People's Assembly and amended and supplemented on April 9, 2009 at the First session of the Twelfth Supreme People's Assembly.
Article 74 of the Constitution states: “Citizens are free to engage in scientific, literary and artistic pursuits. The State shall grant benefits to inventors and innovators. Copyright, inventions and patents shall be protected by law.”
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Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
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Constitution socialiste de la République démocratique populaire de Corée
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