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The War Footing and the Martial Law of North Korea during the Korean War
Journal of Humanities
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This paper focuses on illuminating the emergence of the “state of siege,” or the martial law, in North Korea and its implications during the Korean War. In the initial stage of the Korean War, the “state of siege” was proclaimed only in Hwanghae-do and Gangwon-do in the name of “wartime state,” which had been wrongfully understood as a “state of war.” This study has examined the legal meaning of the “wartime state” which was proclaimed in a regional boundary. The wartime state was a low-level state of siege or the martial law but soon developed into a nation-wide and radical state. This paper has analyzed the cause, the process, and the aftermath of the emergence and transition of the state of siege in North Korea.
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