LAW 6625 - Law and Society in North Korea

Spring. 1 credit. Student option grading.

D. Hong.

This is an introductory course in North Korean law and society. This is a very rare opportunity to explore the law of North Korea—the most socialistic and secretive country in the world. Although overshadowed by many pressing issues, such as nuclear weapons, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and human rights, North Korea has enacted many laws since the 1990s to both promote its economy and control its society. While little is known about North Korea and even less is known about its laws, analyzing the socio-political and economic contexts of the changes and continuities of North Korean laws provides us with fresh insight into the history and society of the socialist country.