Human rights issue is indisputably one of the most important out of many issues with regard to North Korea.
The global regime of human rights owes much to the open-minded discussions, confrontations and collaborations
among the many countries and players involved. However, the North Korean leaders consider any outside discussion
of, and intervention in, the situation of human rights in North Korea as a threat to their state sovereignty.
Many who are concerned about the North Koreans’ situation are consequently caught in a dilemma between the imminent
need for helping the people by providing humanitarian aid, and addressing the structural need to ultimately guarantee
them their civil and political rights. This volume of studies is intended to contribute to the diminishment of the
dilemma. The contributors sought to demonstrate that human rights are universal values on the one hand, while at the
same time bearing in mind that raising of human rights issues by the outside is considered unacceptable to the North
Korean authorities. They intend to find some optimal solutions to the North Korean human rights issues rather than to
pursue the ultimate, ideal solution. The optimal solutions include some components of a strategically-minded and
comprehensive approach with fairly long-term visions on the one hand and with sequencing and some positive incentives
on the other. Continuous contacts, dialogue and exchanges with North Koreans are key ingredients of such a comprehensive
approach.
No : 2007-02
Publishing Company : THE SEJONG INSTITUTE
Date of Publication : 2007
Number Of Pages : 426 Page
Price : 20,000 Won