@article{ART002679067},
author={Chung, Chinsung},
title={The structure and prospects of discussions on the right to peace},
journal={Journal of Human Rights Studies},
issn={2635-4632},
year={2018},
volume={1},
number={1},
pages={1-35},
doi={10.22976/JHRS.2018.1.1.1}
TY - JOUR
AU - Chung, Chinsung
TI - The structure and prospects of discussions on the right to peace
JO - Journal of Human Rights Studies
PY - 2018
VL - 1
IS - 1
PB - Korean Association of Human Rights Studies
SP - 1
EP - 35
SN - 2635-4632
AB - This study traces discussions on the right to peace in theinternational community, centering on the United Nations (UN),from the formation of the concept of the right to peace in the1970s finally to the UN Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC)announcement of the Declaration on the Right to Peace(A/HRC/32/L. 18) in 2016. In the face of unending armed conflictsin the international community, these discussions were shaped in thefollowing several stages. (1) The right to live in peace discussed atsessions of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in the 1960s-70s:Peace was perceived as a condition of human rights. (2)Declarations of the people’s right to peace in the 1980s: Althoughpeace began to be perceived as a right, it was seen as a right notof individuals but of the people, or collectives. (3) Active right topeace in the 1990s: Representative are the UN Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) discussions onpeace culture and education. (4) The establishment of the right topeace as both an individual right and a collective right in the2010s: The UNHRC Advisory Committee (HRCAC) expanded thescope from armed conflicts to peace education and the right to conscientious objection. (5) The Declaration on the Right to Peacein 2016: Foregoing discussions and efforts ended with a vacuousdeclaration by the UNHRC.
Although the right to peace underwent an arduous process ofbeing established as a basic right, it eventually ended up as avacuous concept with no contents and only a long preamble due toconflicts between advanced and developing nations surrounding thisconcept. Many countries that previously did not oppose the ideathat peace was a premise of human rights began to expressdisagreement with the concept of the right to peace, whichperceives peace as an inherent human right. The reason was thatthe power to deter conflicts would be weakened by the concept. Itis noteworthy that the expansion of the scope of the right to peacefrom a collective right to an individual right occurred in theprocess of reaching a compromise over such conflicts. While it is aconsiderable progress that the right to peace was established as abasic individual right, it must also be noted that, on the other hand,such a development can, in the end, diffuse and weaken the focuson armed conflicts, which can be seen as crucial to peace. Thestudy examines the perceptions of the UN and national governmentsand the participation of countless non-governmental organizations(NGOs) and also focuses on the spread of a perception in SouthKorea since the 2000s that views inter-Korean relations from theperspective of the right to peace.
KW - right to peace;right of peoples to peace;right to life in peace;active peace;UN;UNESCO;Declaration on the Right to Peace
DO - 10.22976/JHRS.2018.1.1.1
ER -
Chung, Chinsung. (2018). The structure and prospects of discussions on the right to peace. Journal of Human Rights Studies, 1(1), 1-35.
Chung, Chinsung. 2018, "The structure and prospects of discussions on the right to peace", Journal of Human Rights Studies, vol.1, no.1 pp.1-35. Available from: doi:10.22976/JHRS.2018.1.1.1
Chung, Chinsung "The structure and prospects of discussions on the right to peace" Journal of Human Rights Studies 1.1 pp.1-35 (2018) : 1.
Chung, Chinsung. The structure and prospects of discussions on the right to peace. 2018; 1(1), 1-35. Available from: doi:10.22976/JHRS.2018.1.1.1
Chung, Chinsung. "The structure and prospects of discussions on the right to peace" Journal of Human Rights Studies 1, no.1 (2018) : 1-35.doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2018.1.1.1
Chung, Chinsung. The structure and prospects of discussions on the right to peace. Journal of Human Rights Studies, 1(1), 1-35. doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2018.1.1.1
Chung, Chinsung. The structure and prospects of discussions on the right to peace. Journal of Human Rights Studies. 2018; 1(1) 1-35. doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2018.1.1.1
Chung, Chinsung. The structure and prospects of discussions on the right to peace. 2018; 1(1), 1-35. Available from: doi:10.22976/JHRS.2018.1.1.1
Chung, Chinsung. "The structure and prospects of discussions on the right to peace" Journal of Human Rights Studies 1, no.1 (2018) : 1-35.doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2018.1.1.1
