Car ownership in North Korea is tightly controlled, rare, and often reserved for the elite. This article explores new laws allowing private registration, the country’s small auto industry, and why ...

South Korean lawmakers and human rights advocates marked the 10th anniversary of the North Korea Human Rights Act on Tuesday.

On March 15, North Korea will hold its first national level elections since 2019. After being delayed for two years, the Kim Jong Un regime delivered a short notice announcement last week that the ...

North Korea passed a law this month putting into effect Kim Jong Un’s decision that in case he is incapacitated by foreign hands, the country will “automatically and immediately” launch a nuclear ...

North Korea places revolutionary ideology and the leader's authority above external rules. International law is an instrument for regime survival.

North Korea’s human rights situation has deteriorated over the past decade, with capital punishment broadened and increasingly enforced for offenses such as distributing foreign media, according to a ...

The revised Criminal Code Article 98, which expands the scope of espionage charges from "enemy states (North Korea)" to "foreign entities or organizations equivalent to them," was promulgated on the ...

During the seven-day WPK conclave, Kim Jong Un introduced the “Haekpangasoe” system while reaffirming his will to beef up nuclear capabilities in a new five-year military development plan.