Entering the Book · 06

Part 1.
Constitution of the Republic of Korea

Professional · 11
Chapter 1.
General lecture · 15
Chapter 2.
Citizens' Rights and Duties · 18
Chapter 3.
National Assembly · 30
Chapter 4.
Government · 40
Chapter 5.
Court · 53
Chapter 6.
Constitutional Court · 57
Chapter 7.
Election Management · 60
Chapter 8.
Local Autonomy · 62
Chapter 9.
Economy · 64
Chapter 10.
Constitutional Amendment · 68
Supplementary Provisions · Article 70

Part 2.
Constitution of the Republic of Korea

Introduction · 75
Preamble · 78
Chapter 1.
General Provisions · 80
Chapter 2.
Rights and Duties of the People · 84
Chapter 3.
The National Assembly · 97
Chapter 4.
The Government · 109
Chapter 5.
The Courts · 125
Chapter 6.
The Constitutional Court · 131
Chapter 7.
Election Management · 134
Chapter 8.
Local Autonomy · 137
Chapter 9.
The Economy · 139
Chapter 10.
Amendments to the Constitution · 144
Addenda · 146

If you want to continue living in the Democratic Republic
Read the Constitution

Reading the Constitution is no longer a special skill.
It is the minimum practice required to survive in this society.
This book contains the full text of the Constitution and is structured so that readers can read and think for themselves without commentary.


The president moved the military, and the Constitution overthrew him.

For the second time in South Korea, a president has been impeached.
The president elected by the people violated the Constitution, and the Constitutional Court removed him from office.
The Constitutional Court ruled that this incident was “a serious violation of the law that betrays the people’s trust and cannot be tolerated from the perspective of protecting the Constitution.”
The impeachment trial decision was long, but the conclusion was simple.
The Constitution did not tolerate those who deceived the people and used power for personal gain.
From martial law to dismissal, this process starkly revealed how far Korean society has come and where it has stopped.

The Constitution is the quietest yet most powerful sentence that protects us.

This book conveys the full text of the Constitution without interpretation.
As a citizen of the Republic of Korea, I hope you will read the Constitution yourself and think about it for yourself.
If there had been no constitution, the president's coup might have succeeded.
Martial law may have become a reality and not been lifted.
What worked in that crisis was the quiet but most powerful sentence: the Constitution.
The constitution is not easy.
It's not emotional enough to touch your heart, nor is it powerful enough to linger in your mind.
But it is precisely this dry and boring sentence that is now determining the direction of this country and my life.
The Constitution contains the responsibilities that the people must bear and the rights and dignity that the people must enjoy.
The nation's vision and the consensus of its members are also included here.
A person who does not read the Constitution lives without knowing the society of the Republic of Korea and 'themselves'.
When you think it's a little too late, that's when you need to read the Constitution.

He who sleeps on his rights is not protected.

This book was designed with portability in mind so that you can take it out and read it anytime, anywhere.
If the Republic of Korea stands above the Constitution, the people living within it must also embrace the Constitution.
The second presidential impeachment is both a warning and an opportunity.
If you don't know the Constitution, you can't monitor its proper functioning.
If the constitution does not work, society will collapse and rights will disappear.
By then it's already too late.
If you don't read it now, no one will.
He who sleeps on his rights is not protected.