Socialist Criminal Justice Systems

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the history of socialist law in Russia, China, Cuba, Vietnam, and North Korea. The key characteristics of socialist law as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the system are explained using the system in place in North Korea. North Korea's criminal code and criminal procedures are identified. When contrasted with those in a democracy, the differences are startling. North Korea's code and procedures were influenced by Chinese dynasties, Confucianism, the Soviet Model, and German civil law.

Table of Contents:
Socialist Law
A History of Socialism and the Countries That Use It
Key Characteristics and the Advantages and Disadvantages of Socialist Law
Criminal Code and Procedure of North Korea
Kim II Sung, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea
Conclusion

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"Under a centralized government, North Korea is and has always been under the rigid control of a one man dictatorship. Kim II-Sung was the leader of the Korean Communist Party which later merged with another communist group to form the Korean Worker's Party (KWP). In 1948, Democratic People's Republic of Korea was formally established under the control of the Korean Worker's Party. The North Korean Constitution was approved that same year to highly centralize a governmental system and relationship between the people and the state."

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