| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 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; 8. The war that has not ended; Section Two: Dissecting the crimes; 9. Nuclear defiance; 10. Prosecuting Hell's doorstep; 11. The plight of those in flight; 12. Provisions for religious liberty |
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Section Three: Constructive approaches and solutions13. Judicial justice; 14. Diplomacy with a criminal regime; 15. China's potential to solve the puzzle; 16. U.S. and U.N. remedial actions; 17. International humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect; 18. Sundry solutions and constructive approaches; 19. Conclusion; APPENDIX I: North Korean Human Rights Bill; APPENDIX II: Organizations addressing the North Korea crisis; APPENDIX III: National Law Journal article; APPENDIX IV: UPI Asia article; APPENDIX V: Satellite images of North Korea; Index |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 29, 2015) |
| Subject |
Human rights -- Korea (North)
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International crimes -- Korea (North)
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International criminal courts -- Korea (North)
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Political prisoners -- Abuse of -- Korea (North)
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Defectors -- Korea (North)
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Nuclear weapons -- Korea (North)
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Security, International.
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Defectors
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Human rights
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International crimes
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International criminal courts
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Nuclear weapons
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Political prisoners -- Abuse of
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Politics and government
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Security, International
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| SUBJECT |
Korea (North) -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007005687
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| Subject |
Korea (North)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134122431 |
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1134122438 |
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9780203381625 |
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0203381629 |
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9781134122578 |
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1134122578 |
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9781134122509 |
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1134122500 |
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9781138614505 |
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1138614505 |
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