[학술논문] North Korea and the Use of Force in International Law
...absence of United Nations Security Council authorization, or an imminent armed attack triggering the right of self-defense, or an invitation of the North Korean government to intervene, any other category of force including the right to humanitarian intervention, the right to rescue of nationals abroad, and the right to pre-emptive self-defense will be viewed as illegal or at least controversial.
[학술논문] Human Rights in North Korea: Addressing the Challenges
An international response to North Korea’s egregious human rights record has begun to take shape. Building on the work of NGOs and UN human rights experts, the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2013 set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate whether North Korea’s systematic, widespread and grave violations constitute crimes against humanity for which DPRK officials could be held
[학술논문] Building Trust on the Margins of Inter-Korean Relations: Revitalizing the Role of South Korean NGOs
...Peninsula” is to build trust with North Korea. How can South Korea realistically begin to achieve this objective? From a sociological understanding of “trust” as a process and the humanitarian mandate of improving the quality of life for the averageNorth Korean, I argue that Seoul must trust in its own civil society and therefore create greater space for more immediate South Korean nongovernmental...
[학술논문] 대북인도지원은 북한인권법의 대안인가?
...The Opposition and some pro-North Korean groups try to legislate for humanitarian aids Act claiming that it could promote ‘peace’ and help famine-ravaged country. They argue that human rights act might bring more tension and it could not make any positive result. However it is very doubtful that resuming humanitarian aids toward North Korea could change its path of Military-first spirit...
[학술논문] The North Korean Issue, Park Geun-hye’s Presidency, and the Possibility of Trust-building on the Korean Peninsula
...pressure and isolation are more likely to change North Korean behavior, or whether inducements and engagement are more likely to produce results. This essay will explore the nuclear, economic, and humanitarian challenges that North Korea poses to the new South Korean President Park Geun-hye, arguing that a “mainstream” consensus has emerged in South Korea with a preference for selective engagement...