Research Report
Ⅰ. Backgrounds and Purposes
○ Proper management of transportation problems in modern society is one of the national challenges.
○ North Korea now sees economic development as its most important task and emphasizes the economic importance of transportation.
○ The North Korean Transportation Law is a legislation that encompasses the transportation policies and culture of North Korea.
○ The aim of this research is to provide the purpose of the design of transportation policies in which the transportation legislation has functioned in North Korea and in particular how it has had impact upon the transportation policies.
Ⅱ. Major Content
▶ The meaning of transportation in N.Korea
○ North Korea describes transportation as a productive service sector for production and distribution.
- The socialist possession of means of production can be seen as one of the most basic demands of the economic order of socialist state.
○ North Korea claims it had earlier identified the will and role of transportation and established a policy to develop it.
○ The North Korean Constitution states that rail and air transportation is owned by the state, and road and sea transportation are not subject to the state’s exclusive ownership. And social partnerships are allowed to own ships, and the people are guaranteed to own passenger cars.
▶ The status of transportation legislation in N.Korea
○ Transportation legislation in North Korea is incorporated into the Trial, Security Sector, Transport Sector, Land·Infrastructure and Environmental Protection Sector and Diplomacy, Foreign Economic Sector etc., under the North Korea’s legal system.
○ North Korea distinguishes transportation according to its functional characteristics and adopts each transportation laws from a productive perspective.
○ North Korean transportation legislation can be seen as a legislation that emphasizes the system and order for the rational deployment of transportation, which is a means of production.
▶ Composition and Characteristics of the Transportation Legislation in N.Korea
○ The North Korean Road Transportation Laws include the Land Act, the Road Act, the Road Transportation Act and the Automobile Transportation Act. etc..
○ The North Korean Railway Transportation Laws include the Land Act, the Railroad Act, the Subway Rail Act, the Railway Vehicle Act and the International Rail Cargo Transportation Act etc..
○ The North Korean Maritime Transportation Laws include the Shipping Act, the Maritime Cargo Transportation Act and the Maritime Supervision Act. ect..
○ The North Korean Air Transportation Law has the Civil Aviation Act, a comprehensive law on air transportation in North Korea.
○ North Korea has recently strengthened and embodied the normality of the transportation legislation.
○ North Korea’s recent ongoing overhaul of transportation legislation can be seen as a remarkable step.
▶ The Prospect of the Transportation Legislation in N.Korea
○ North Korea is expected to strengthen the system and order of transportation legislation while continuing its railway-based transportation policy.
○ North Korea is also expected to embody the regulations, emphasizing compliance with transportation laws.
Ⅱ. Expected Effects
○ We can understand the composition and characteristics of North Korean transportation laws and get a glimpse of the goals and directions on North Koran transportation policies through this study.
○ This research is expected to be used as legal data for transportation cooperation and integrated transportation legislation between the two Koreas.