[학술논문] 북한의 형사사법절차에 대한 체제 내외적 평가 — 미국 여기자 억류사건을 중심으로 —
On 17 March, 2009, North Korean boader guards detained two American journalists after they crossed into North Korea from China without a visa. Despite vigils for two journalists throughout the United States, they were not released. Rather, they were found guilty of illegal entry and hostile acts and sentenced to twelve years hard labor in June 2009. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il pardoned the two