Human Rights Diffusion in North Korea
The Impact of Transnational Legal Mobilization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3793131 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Goedde |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 175-203 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Law and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2052-9015 • E-ISSN: 2052-9023 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/als.2017.20 |
| OpenAlex | W2748390138 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
This article asks how legal mechanisms are employed outside of North Korea to achieve human rights diffusion in the country; to what extent these result in human rights diffusion in North Korea; and whether measures beyond accountability can be pursued in tandem for more productive engagement. Specifically, it examines how the North Korean government has interacted with the globalized legal regime of human rights vis-à-vis the UN and details the legal processes and implications of the UN Commission of Inquiry report, including domestic legislation, and evidence collection. While transnational legal mobilization has gathered momentum on the accountability side, it is significantly weaker in terms of achieving human rights protection within North Korea given the government's perception of current human rights discourse as part of an externally produced war repertoire. Thus, efforts to engage the North Korean population and government require concurrent reframing of human rights discourse into more localized and relatable contexts
Accountability · Cognitive reframing · Government (linguistics · Human rights · International human rights law · Mobilization · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Law · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |