North Korea, International Law and the Dual Crises

Narrative and Constructive Engagement
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-138-61450-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 314 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 483 g

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has a reputation as one of the worst human rights situations in the world. This book utilizes a unique international law perspective to examine the actions and inactions of North Korea with regard to international security and human rights.

Adopting political, military, historical and legal perspectives, the book explores how the two issues of nuclear weapons and the human rights abuses in North Korea are interconnected, and why the international community should apply the same international law framework to find a solution for both. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, such as refugee and defector testimony, Morse Tan offers a real-life story of North Korea that covers the pertinent law, and constructive approaches of its regime. Tan examines the specific objectives and actions of the North Korean government, and measures these according to international legal obligations such as applicable treaty law, jus cogens norms, and customary international law.

The book concludes by offering solutions for dealing with international security surrounding the Korean Peninsula, and forwards a proposal for the creation of a tribunal to prosecute those at the top of the regime for international crimes and human rights abuses.

As a project exploring the extremes of international law violation, this book will be of great interest and use to readers interested in the history, and political and legal implications of the strategies employed by the North Korea government.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tan, Morse

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Section One: The Story of a Criminal Regime 1. War, Incursions and Provocations 2. Multiple Menaces, Including Cyber-Nuclear 3. Hell’s Doorstep 4. The Perils and Hardships of Refugees 5. Jerusalem of the East No More 6. The China-North Korea Connection 7. Iron Fists in a Fog Section Two: Dissecting the Crimes 8. The War That Has Not Ended 9. Nuclear Defiance 10. Prosecuting Hell’s Doorstep 11. The Plight of Those in Flight 12. Provisions for Religious Liberty Section Three: Constructive Approaches and Solutions 13. Judicial Justice 14. Diplomacy With a Criminal Regime 15. China’s Potential to Solve the Puzzle 16. U.S. and UN Remedial Actions 17. International Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect 18. Sundry Solutions and Constructive Approaches 19. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Morse Tan is Associate Professor of Law at Northern Illinois University, USA.