The State shall revolutionize all the members of society, and assimilate them to the working
class by intensifying the ideological revolution, and shall turn the whole of society into a
collective, united in a comradely way.
Article 11. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea shall conduct all activities under the
leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Article 12. The State shall adhere to the class line and strengthen the dictatorship of the
people's democracy so as to firmly defend the people's power and socialist system against all
subversive acts of hostile elements at home and abroad.
Article 13. The State shall implement the mass line and mix with the masses to find solutions to
problems and rouse them to revolutionary work methods which exalt the willpower and creativity
of the masses by giving precedence to political work and work with people.
Article 14. The State shall determinedly conduct the Three-Revolution Red Flag Movement and
other mass movements so as to accelerate the building of socialism to the maximum.
Article 15. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea shall champion the democratic national
rights of Koreans overseas and their rights recognized by international law as well as their
interests.
Article 16. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea shall guarantee the legal rights and
interests of foreigners in its territory.
Article 17. Independence, peace and friendship are the basic ideals of the foreign policy and
the principles of the external activities of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The State shall establish diplomatic as well as political, economic and cultural relations with all
friendly countries, on the principles of complete equality, independence, mutual respect,
non-interference in each other's affairs and mutual benefit.
The State shall promote unity with people all over the world who defend their independence,
and resolutely support and encourage the struggles of all people who oppose all forms of
aggression and interference and fight for their countries' independence and national and class
emancipation.
Article 18. The law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea reflects the wishes and
interests of the working people and is a basic instrument for State administration.
Respect for the law and strict adherence to and execution of it is the duty of all institutions,
enterprises, organizations and citizens.
The State shall perfect the system of socialist law and promote the socialist law-abiding life.
CHAPTER II. THE ECONOMY