Dialogue with North Korea? : preconditions for talking human rights with a hermit kingdom /


Geir Helgesen and Hatla Thelle.
Bok Engelsk
Annen tittel
Medvirkende
Thelle, Hatla, (author.)
Utgitt
NIAS Press
Opplysninger
Introduction : preconditions for a constructive dialogue -- North Korea contextualized -- North Korea's interaction with the UN human rights regime, 2000-11 -- Lessons from the human rights dialogue with China -- Photo essay : everyday life in North Korea -- Visit to North Korea, October 2010 -- Conclusions and perspectives -- Epilogue : from unresolved stalemate towards sustainable development and change -- Appendix : time for North Korea and its international relations pertaining to human rights.. - "There is hardly another country as isolated and with such a bleak image as North Korea. It is portrayed in the Western media as a Hermit Kingdom ruled by an outdated, communist dictatorship whose clandestine nuclear programmes alarm its neighbours and which uses dreadful labour camps to control a population wracked by famine. The regime's poor track record on human rights is stressed time and again by both Western governments and international organizations. Prospects look bleak for any improvement in relations let alone the start of a dialogue on human rights. Offering a rare, nuanced analysis of the North Korean situation, this short study argues that not only is a constructive and fruitful dialogue on human rights possible but also it is desirable for both parties."--P. [4] of cover.
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Geografisk emneord
Dewey
ISBN
87-7694-688-6

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