Constitution
- DPRK Socialist Constitution external link (People’s Democratic Republic of Korea) in Korean
- International Constitutional Law: North Korea Index external link (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht)
Executive
Judicial
- The Supreme Court; The Supreme Prosecutor’s Office external link (People’s Democratic Republic of Korea)
Legislative
- PARLIAMENT: Ch’oego Inmin Hoeui external link (Supreme People’s Assembly)
- LAWS: DPRK Constitution and Laws external link (People’s Korea)
- FAOLEX: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea external link (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources.
- NATLEX: Korea, Democratic People’s Republic external link (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
- RefWorld Legal Information: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea external link (UNHCR)
- WIPO Lex: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea external link (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Legal Guides
- Global Legal Monitor: North Korea (Law Library of Congress)
- Law Library of Congress Search: North Korea (Library of Congress)
- AsianLII: Korea (North) external link (Asian Legal Information Institute)
- Foreign Law by Jurisdiction: Korea: South and North external link (New York University Law Library)
- International Judicial Assistance: North Korea (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Korean Legal Research at the University of Washington external link (University of Washington School of Law, Gallagher Law Library)
- North Korea Laws Information Center external link in Korean
- North Korea Laws and Regulations external link (Information Center on North Korea) in Korean
- State Party Report – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea external link (UNHCR Refworld)
- Update: Overview of the North Korean Legal System and Legal Research external link (GlobaLex)
- World Legal Information Institute: North Korea external link (WorldLII)
General Sources
- Country Profile: North Korea (Library of Congress) July 2007; PDF
- Country Study: North Korea (Library of Congress) June 1993
- Maps: North Korea (Library of Congress)
- World Digital Library: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
- BBC News: North Korea Country Profile
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Korea, North (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- Consular Information Sheet: North Korea (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Information: Korea, North (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Database on Inter-Korean Relations external link (Woodrow Wilson Center) in English
- Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations with North Korea (U.S. Dept. of State)
- A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Korea (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
- Human Rights in Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of external link (Amnesty International)
- Information Center on North Korea external link in Korean
- International Religious Freedom Reports: Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of (U.S. Dept. of State)
- NATIONAL LIBRARY: Grand People’s Study House DPRK – information external link (Wikipedia)
- NEWS: Daily NK external link; Radio Free Asia external link; Open Radio for North Korea external link; and Korean Central News Agency external link
- U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea external link
- World Factbook: North Korea (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- World Food Programme: DPR Korea external link
- World Health Organization: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea external link
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Last Updated: 04/27/2021