[학술논문] The Economic Rehabilitation of North Korea: Prospects after Kim Jong-il

...countries. This paper’s thesis is that once the Kim family legacy of autarchy, corruption, and militarism can be buried, and if a reformist North Korean regime comes forward and institutionalizes state - directed capitalism( as occurred in China and Vietnam), North Korea already has the clear potential to economically develop, shed it tragic legacy, and be welcomed by the international community.

[학술논문] ICC규정 침략범죄관련 조항의 채택과 함의

...provisions defining the crime of aggression and setting out the conditions under which the ICC shall exercise its jurisdiction over this crime. This carries significance in the light that customary international law which has been developed with respect to the crime of aggression has been taken into the form of treaty texts. The establishment of certain exceptional procedures in exercising the jurisdiction...

[학술논문] Foreign Policy Practices and International Law Constraints in Korea

...basis of the pragmatic realism. Korea has always prioritized national security and its alliance with the U.S. over any general rules of international law. By contrast, in the process of implementing Korea’s multilateral foreign policy, the norms of international law have been given serious consideration as Korea’s UN and ICC diplomacy and WTO dispute settlement policy demonstrates. Korea’s firm belief...

[학술논문] 전쟁과 무력행사에 대한 북한의 규범의식과 정책적 시사점에 대한 법경제학적 분석

...against South Korea since Korean War, it seems that the former do not perceive the armed attack as illegal action under international law. To North Korea, use of force on South Korea can be justified as the so-called “just war” which can not be justified under international law. It may be natural for North Korea to think that armed attack on South Korea would not constitute war crime. Because North...

[학술논문] Barak Obama and North Korea: A Study in Presidential Transition

...presidential transitions. Obama did not give much prominence to North Korea during the campaign, but he clearly framed the talks on the DPRK nuclear question in the broader contexts of promoting international law, strengthening the nuclear nonproliferation regime, and pursuing broad multilateral diplomacy. Furthermore, he laid out simple but clear policy guidelines. The United States would engage the...

[해외] Overview: Where are all the world’s nuclear weapons?

There are nine countries in the world that possess nuclear weapons: United States, Russia, the UK, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan and North Korea. Between them they hold an estimated 12,241 nuclear warheads. Of those, 9,614 are thought to be operational nuclear warheads, including those kept in storage. The remainder are awaiting dismantlement. Roughly 90% of the total global nuclear weapons

[국내] 미-이란 전쟁의 국제법적 쟁점에 대한 검토와 우리나라에의 시사점

...이란 공격 후 중동 주둔 미군에 대하여 벌어질 이란의 임박한 무력공격을 예방하기 위한 목적이라면 적법한 자위권의 행사일 수 있다. 이란의 주변국 미군 기지 공격 역시 수용국이 미국의 작전을 승인하지 않았다면 명백한 주권 침해와 부당한 공격에 해당한다. 주변국 민간 에너지 시설에 대한 공격도 무력충돌법[Law of Armed Conflict, 국제인도법(International Humanitarian Law)이라고도 함]상 군사목표물만을 공격대상으로 삼아야 한다는 원칙의 위반이다. 또한 이란의 호르무즈 해협 봉쇄는 관습국제법으로 확립된 무해통항권을 침해하는 것이며, 영해 통과 선박에 수수료 부과를 강제하는 것은 국제법상 근거가 없다. 이번 미-이란 전쟁은 높은 대외 무역 및 에너지 의존도를 가진 우리나라에...

[국내] KDI 북한경제리뷰 2025년 10월

...and the European Union have tightened sanctions and intelligence sharing, but weakened UN oversight continues to constrain coordinated action. In South Korea, the absence of a unified cybersecurity law and offensive defense capacity underscores the need for stronger institutional and publicprivate collaboration. North Korea’s cyber operations thus represent not merely a technological threat but a...

[국내] 북한의 투자유치 정책변화와 남북경협 방향

...Special Zone and Hwanggeumpyeong area near Sinuiju. Indeed, since the mid-2000s, legislation related to foreign investment was revised. For example, International Trade Arbitration Committee was first formed under the trade department in 2004, and law firms were opened for foreign legal consultancy within North Korea, which in turn is for resolving legal issues regarding investment in North Korea.

[국내] Diplomatic Security Implications of North Korean Troop Deployment to Russia

...Korea’s Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party issued a written statement whereby it emphasized that “military actions on Russian territory were fully consistent with the UN Charter, international law, and the spirit of the bilateral treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” and further boasted that it made a “significant dedication to the liberalization of the Federation of Russia’s...