북한의 인권위기: 국제사회 동향과 정책적 제언 = Human Rights in North Korea: International Criticism and Policy Suggestions

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Though the record of North Korea on human rights has appalling, it has long been hidden from sight due to the country``s extreme isolation. Since mid-90s, however, the economic crisis and the nuclear crisis have led to much greater awareness of the human rights violations taking place in the DPRK. International pressure is one of the distinctive factors in promoting human rights. The UN human rights bodies, NGOs, and diplomacy are major institutional instruments m the international human rights advocacy. Multilateral and multi-dimensional international pressure to cope with North Korean human rights has been increasing. The UN human rights commission has, for the first time ever, passed a resolution on North Korea. The international dimension of human rights politics on North Korea will show us possibility and promise of the international human rights regime. And it may also cast doubts on efficacy of the international intervention to motivate internal reform as well. The North Korean case will show us how the international community can contribute to the promotion of human rights. However increasing international censure itself does not mean automatic acceptance by the DPRK. North Korea has always rebuked international criticism. To insure its effectiveness, we need to use more than one method. The international community is now paying more attention to the violation of human rights in North Korea to protect innocent lives dying quietly in the darkness. It calls for more systematic and cooperative measures to make international pressure working on North Korean regime effectively. The crucial factor is to press and induce the North Korean regime to a compromise path. We need a comprehensive and multi-dimensional approach by various actors to deal with the North Korean regime consistently. The comprehensive approach in this context means that both hard and soft strategies can be applied at the same time.