TY - BOOK AU - Pak,Chi Young TI - Korea and the United Nations T2 - Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495 SN - 9789004478671 AV - JZ4997.5.K7 U1 - 341.23/519 23 PY - 2000/// CY - Leiden; , Boston PB - Brill | Nijhoff KW - Diplomatic relations KW - International law N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword. Abbreviations. Preface. Introduction. Part I: The Origins and Development of the Korean Problem. 1. The Origins and Nature of the Korean Question. 2. The Rivalry of South and North Korea in the United Nations. 3. Korea and the Cold War. 4. Non-Aligned Countries and the Korean Problem. Part II: The Political and Legal Issues of the Korean Question. 5. The Politics of Korea's UN Membership. 6. The Korean War and the United Nations. 7. UN Resolutions on the Korean Question. 8. The UN Secretary-General and the Korean Question. 9. Legal Issues of the Korean Question. Part III: South and North Korea in the United Nations. 10. The International Status of North Korean Refugees. 11. Nuclear Weapons in North Korea. 12. Participation in the UN System. Part IV: An Evaluation of the Korean Question. 13. Conclusions. Notes to Chapters. Appendices. Index N2 - This book deals with the political and legal issues of the Korean question in the United Nations. This is the first in-depth analysis of the meaning and effects of the Korean problem in UN politics. The book discusses the UN's role in the management of the Korean problem, the effects of the Korean war, South-North Korea's rivalry over the issues of their legitimacy and international representation, the problems of the Korean armistice agreement, and prospects for the four-party peace talks. It also examines North Korea's nuclear program and structural famine as the new concerns of the international community in the post Cold-War era. This study is intended as one of the important readings for researchers, scholars and students in the fields of international law, international organizations and international relations UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004478671 ER -