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In 1946, free, but not universal, healthcare was mandated by North Korea's Social Insurance Law. [6] Beginning in the 1950s, North Korea put great emphasis on healthcare. In 1952 basic universal healthcare was started, [6] and between 1955 and 1986, the number of hospitals grew from 285 to 2,401, and the number of clinics from 1,020 to 5,644. [7]
Article 18 states that the laws of North Korea are the "reflection of the wishes and interests" of the people, and that it should be observed by every institution, enterprise, organization and person in the country. [11] The state is tasked with perfecting the socialist law system and strengthening the socialist law-abiding life. [11]
According to Robert Collins of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, the specific hierarchy of authority in North Korea is the words or personal directives of Kim Jong Un, followed by the Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System, WPK directives —particularly the policy guidance of the WPK Secretariat's ...
North Korea adopted a law in 2003 to promote equal access for disabled people to public services [5] and claimed in its second report on compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that its disabled citizens are protected. North Korea acceded to this covenant on September 14, 1981.
The Ten Principles have come to supersede the Constitution of North Korea and edicts by the Workers' Party of Korea, and in practice, serve as the supreme law of the country. [6] [7] [8] In North Korea, the Ten Principles must be memorized by every citizen, and they ensure absolute loyalty and obedience to Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong ...
[1] Shigeo Iizuka, Chairman of the Association of Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea gives his testimony at the UN. Korean War abductees: The DPRK experienced a loss of population and labor before the Korean War when landowners, intellectuals and religious people who felt threatened fled the country. During the war, more people were ...
Pages in category "Law of North Korea" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
C. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; Convention on the Rights of the Child; Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography