[해외자료] Contemplating Possible Outcomes and Implications of the South Korean General Election

With less than one month to go until the South Korean general election on April 10, all eyes are on the National Assembly. The outcome of this election looks to be a referendum on the Yoon Suk Yeol government and a setup for the next presidential election in 2027. The latest polling suggests that the election will be close, with neither major party appearing to give any ground.

[해외자료] ROK Elections and DPRK Provocations

To study the relationship between North Korean provocations and South Korean elections, Beyond Parallel created a new database of events incorporating both presidential and national assembly elections from the Republic of Korea (ROK) over the last six decades. The event set was cross-tabulated with Beyond Parallel’s original dataset on North Korean provocations. Based on this cross-comparison...

[해외자료] Lund Critical Debate: "How should we engage with North Korea?"

On April 23, 2018, experts on North Korea, Soo-Hyuck Lee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea and Sue Mi Terry of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, debated how world leaders should approach talks with North Korean president Kim Jong-Un. Hirokazu Miyazaki (Einaudi Center, anthropology) moderated the discussion.

[해외자료] South Korea Bans Balloons Carrying Leaflets to the North. Foreign Policy Problems Will Follow

The South Korean National Assembly last week approved legislation that imposes stiff fines and jail terms for sending leaflets, USB sticks, Bible verses, and even money across the 38th parallel into North Korea via balloons. Under the legislation, South Koreans could face fines of up to $27,000 (30 million South Korean won) and up to three years in prison for violating the law.

[학위논문] 남북교류협력과 국회 : 남북교류협력법제의 분석과 의회 간 교류를 중심으로

1991년 12월 13일 남북기본합의서의 체결과 2018년 4월 27일 판문점선언의 체결로 남북합의서의 법적 성격에 대한 관심이 대두되었다. 이에 남북기본합의서, 판문점선언 등 남북합의서의 법적 성격과 효력을 살펴보고 이에 대한 국회의 기능을 분석하는 한편, 통일 전의 동・서독 기본조약과 비교하고, 남북교류협력 관련 법률에 대한 국회의 심사 사례를 살펴보았다. 대한민국헌법은 조약에 대해 ‘헌법에 의하여 체결・공포된 조약과 일반적으로 승인된 국제법규는 국내법과 같은 효력을 가진다(제6조제1항).”라고 규정하고 있다. 이와 함께 헌법 제3조의 영토조항(대한민국의 영토는 한반도와 그 부속도서로 한다.)과 제4조의 평화통일조항(대한민국은 통일을 지향하며, 자유민주적 기본질서에

[학술논문] 북한 최고지도자 헌법적 지위·권한 변동에 관한 연구: 주석-국방위원장-국무위원장의 지위·권한 교차비교를 중점으로

...‘Chairman of the National Defense Commission’. One of the representative distinctions in terms of status is the fact that the new constitution(Article 101 of the 15th amendment) regulates that the Chairman of the State Affairs Commission does not serve as representatives of the Supreme People's Assembly. ‘President’ and ‘Chairman of the National Defense Commission’...

[학술논문] The Regulatory Framework in North Korea to Marine Plastic and International Plastic Convention

In response to the marine plastic issue, the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) in 2022 has opted to create a novel legally binding international convention. Therefore, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) was initiated with the goal of reaching a consensus for the regulation of the convention. At those meetings, participating countries are having sharp disagreements based on their interests...

[학술논문] Discussions between the ROK’s National Assembly and the Japanese National Diet regarding the repatriation of Koreans in Japan to the DPRK during the Cold War

...‘How did the ROK’s National Assembly and the Japanese National Diet discuss the repatriation of Koreans in Japan to the DPRK in early 1959?’ This paper analyzes the minutes from February to June 1959 of the ROK’s National Assembly and the Japanese National Diet to answer this. Comparing the ROK’s National Assembly and the Japanese National Diet’s parliamentary discussions...

[학위논문] 1948∼1968년 남·북한의 ‘중립국’ 외교 연구

...the 1957 UN General Assembly vote on the Korea issue. Many of the abstentions were caused by the so-called new independent nations entering the United Nations, claiming ‘neutralism.’ As a result, the South Korean government sent the first friendly delegation to Asia and Africa to resolve the voting ‘crisis’ on the Korea issue at the UN General Assembly. In this way, the South...