북한의 인도에 반한 죄의 형사처벌 이행에 관한 연구

Up to the present, UN General Assembly and UN Human Rights Council have considered the way in which to perform accountability of human rights perpetrators in North Korea. Especially, on 2 February 2014, the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has been published the report, the methods to explored criminal responsibility for the perpetrators in North Korea can be proceeded before and after the unification of the Korean Peninsula. And the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea decided that human rights violations in North Korea constitute ‘crimes against humanity’ on the basis of the Rome Statute, and recommended the UN Security Council to refer the responsible North Korean leadership to the International Criminal Court or an ad hoc international tribunal on the basis of Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, and establishing a hybrid tribunal to progress trial. International norms and standards require that those responsible for human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in particular for crimes against humanity, be held accountable. Though, the approach to pursuing accountability for human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea must be multi-pronged and comprehensive, and in line with international norms and standards. This article focuses on the models of criminal punishment for the perpetrators who have gravely violated crimes against humanity in North Korea.