The full text of North Korea’s Criminal Law, revised on December 24, 2023, was made public through the National Intelligence Service website in September 2024.1) Given that North Korean criminal law is a representative legal regulation for social co...
The full text of North Korea’s Criminal Law, revised on December 24, 2023, was made public through the National Intelligence Service website in September 2024.1) Given that North Korean criminal law is a representative legal regulation for social control, it requires analysis and evaluation from a human rights perspective. The characteristics of the law are analyzed through a comparison between the Criminal Law of May 17, 2022 and the Criminal Law of December 24, 2023, and future response directions are explored below.