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Democracy, Human Rights and the Function of Archives

  • Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
  • Abbr : JRMASK
  • 2009, 9(2), pp.41~58
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science > Archival Studies / Conservation

Jung-Ha Kim 1

1대진대학교

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ABSTRACT

Historically the relation between the power and archives is inseparable. Archives are the recorded traces of political actions and an intention of power has a considerable effect on the existence of archives. In the democratic society the power serves people on the basis of the archives adopted as an evidence of political actions. Archives play an important role for the balance of power, which is a principle point of democracy. Considering the function and symbolism of archives, its proper and reasonable management is connected directly to the protection of people’s rights.

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