CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Jul. 17, 1948 Amended by Jul. 7, 1952 Nov. 2

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(1) #

The Republic of Korea shall be a democratic republic.

(2) The sovereignty of the Republic of Korea shall reside in the people, and all state authority shall emanate from the people.

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Nationality in the Republic of Korea shall be prescribed by Act.

(2) It shall be the duty of the State to protect citizens residing abroad as prescribed by Act.

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The territory of the Republic of Korea shall consist of the Korean peninsula and its adjacent islands.

Article 4 #

The Republic of Korea shall seek unification and shall formulate and carry out a policy of peaceful unification based on the basic free and democratic order.

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The Republic of Korea shall endeavor to maintain international peace and shall renounce all aggressive wars.

(2) The Armed Forces shall be charged with the sacred mission of national security and the defense of the land and their political neutrality shall be maintained.

Article 6(1) #

Treaties duly concluded and promulgated under the Constitution and the generally recognized rules of international law shall have the same effect as the domestic laws of the Republic of Korea.

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