통일 후 북한지역의 토지소유법제

The North Korean land ownership system is fundamentally different from the South Korean system, that recognizes private ownership, in that it is based on the Socialist ownership system. After unification, all regions of North and South Korea will need to be operated under a single legal system, and therefore, a land tenure system in post-unification North Korea should be established to conform to the constitution of South Korea. If the land reforms that North Korea made in the past are acknowledged, the problem of returning or providing compensation for the confiscated land may not arise after unification. However, the question of whether or not the unified government will privatize the North Korean land that is currently state-owned may be an issue. If the land in North Korea is to be privatized, privatization measures should be taken gradually, step-by-step, and selectively, and it should be possible to allow current land users to purchase the land first. On the other hand, if North Korea's previous land reforms are denied, South Korea's constitution and the laws related to ownership should be applied to the North Korean region. Therefore, it is desirable for the unified government to bear the responsibility of returning the land to the original owner. Accordingly, the view that the return of land should be made in principle, the view that compensation should be made in principle, and the view that only compensation should be made without the return of land are legally possible. In particular, when considering the maintenance of constitutional order of South Korea, the guarantee of the property rights of North Koreans, the guarantee of the North Korean people's right to live, the efficient use of land, and the reconstruction of the North Korean economy, the view of compensation in principle is preferable. After compensation, it is possible to gradually privatize North Korean land.