| Constitution of the Republic of Korea | |
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 Preamble of the first version of the Constitution | |
| Overview | |
| Original title | 대한민국 헌법 (Hangul) 大韓民國憲法 (Hanja) |
| Jurisdiction | Korea |
| Ratified | July 12, 1948 |
| Date effective | July 17, 1948 |
| System | Unitary presidential republic |
| Government structure | |
| Branches | Three |
| Head of state | President |
| Chambers | Unicameral (National Assembly) |
| Executive | President and State Council |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court Constitutional Court |
| Federalism | Unitary |
| Electoral college | No |
| History | |
| First legislature | May 10, 1948[1] |
| First executive | July 24, 1948 |
| First court | August 5, 1948 |
| Amendments | 9 |
| Last amended | October 29, 1987 |
| Location | War Memorial of Korea, Seoul |
| Commissioned by | Constituent National Assembly |
| Author(s) | Jo So-ang |
| Signatories | Speaker Syngman Rhee, in Seoul |
| Supersedes | Provisional Constitution of the Republic of Korea |
| Full text | |
 Constitution of South Korea at Wikisource | |
| Constitution of the Republic of Korea | |
| Hangul | 대한민국 헌법 |
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| Hanja | 大韓民國憲法 |
| Revised Romanization | Daehan Minguk Heonbeop |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taehan Minguk Hŏnpŏp |
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The Constitution of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국 헌법) is the supreme law of South Korea. It was promulgated on July 17, 1948, and last revised on October 29, 1987.[2]
- ^ Setting the Stage Archived 16 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Constitutional history of Republic of Korea". ConstitutionNet. Retrieved 2022-05-15.