Abstract
In spite of the recent bilateral peace talks and developments between South and North Korea and between the US and North Korea, it needs to be reminded that the human rights condition in North Korea is already an established legal subject, protected by both international and domestic law, and therefore, unless the human rights condition in North Korea is significantly improved, this issue cannot be legally terminated. In this vein, this paper intends to examine the ways that the issue on North Korean human rights is handled both in international law (especially by the UN, including criminal punishment) and domestic law (especially by the US, including human rights sanctions), and then identify some policy implications for addressing the human rights issue in the context of the Korean peninsula peace talks.
Highlights
Many people in South Korea seem hopeful, as such topics as the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and the establishment of a peaceful regime are being discussed
The issue over North Korean human rights has raised serious concerns in the international community, being a matter bound by international law
More specific legal obligations meant to improve the human rights condition in North Korea exist in domestic law, both of the US and of South Korea
Summary
Many people in South Korea seem hopeful, as such topics as the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and the establishment of a peaceful regime are being discussed. North Korea has other cases of human rights violation that can be recognized as international crimes they are not included in the COI report.
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