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Arms Control Association. Country Resources: North Korea: Documents, News, and Analysis (http://www.armscontrol.org/country/northkorea/)
Nonprofit, membership-based organization in Washington, D.C. dedicated to promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies. Links to media advisories, key documents and reports, articles, features, and editorials. Searchable.

Chōsen Minshushugi Kenkyū Sentā  (http://www.asiavoice.net/nkorea/links.html)
Links about human rights in North Korea and its relationship with South Korea and other nations, particularly Japan. Includes links to other sites, news and online journals about human rights and North Korea. In Korean.

Constitution Finder. North Korea (http://confinder.richmond.edu/country.php)
Links to the 1972 constitution (as revised 1992 and superceded 1998), in English. From the University of Richmond.

GlobalSecurity.org. North Korea Military Guide (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/)
Extensive information on North Korean military capabilities, including armed forces, military installations, equipment, aircraft, warships, weaponry and intelligence. Includes background summary on the country, maps, information on agencies, related links, and an archive of news stories on the country's nuclear program. GlobalSecurity.org is focused on innovative approaches to the emerging security challenges of the new millennium.

Information Center on North Korea (http://unibook.unikorea.go.kr/bukhandb/bukhandb%5F04.jsp)
A database of laws and regulations provided by the Information Center on North Korea.Extensive information and links to North Korean laws. Searchable. In Korean.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Japan-North Korea Relations (http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/n%5Fkorea/index.html)
Includes links to press secretary's press conference on North Korea, includes news, overview of relations, nuclear issue, and other matters between the two nations. In English, Japanese, and many other languages.

Korean News  (http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm)
Web site of the official government-run news agency of North Korean. Presents government declarations and short items on the activities of President Kim Jong Il. Stories archived since December 1996. Some articles in English and Spanish.

NAENARA / 내나라  (http://www.kcckp.net/en/)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea official government Web site. Includes news, politics, tourism, foreign trade, media links, arts, IT industry, history, and unification ideas. In Korean, English, Chinese, Spanish, and other languages.

National Intelligence Service(NIS) (http://www.nis.go.kr)
NIS (South Korea) collects, coordinates, and distributes information on the nation’s strategy and security. Site offers facts on North Korea, South-North relations, counter-terrorism activities, press releases, unification policy, and more. Searchable. In Korean and English.

NovexCn.com. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Law Contents (http://www.novexcn.com/north_korea_contents_main.html)
Provides accurate, and up to date translations of North Korea law and regulations, as well as some political, social, and economic news about North Korea in Engish.

Politics of North Korea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_North_Korea)
Information on the politics and government of North Korea to include the constitution, juche, Workers’ Party of Korea, elections, reunification, human rights, and foreign relations. From Wikipedia.

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Korea, North--NDE (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-k/korea-north-nde.html)
Online directory of key leaders of North Korea. Follows transliteration systems generally agreed upon by U.S. Government agencies, except in cases in which officials have stated a preference for alternate spellings of their names. Regimes with which the United States has no diplomatic exchanges are indicated by the initials NDE.

U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2006: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of  (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78777.htm)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

U.S. Law Library of Congress. Guide to Law Online: North Korea  (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/northkorea.html)
Annotated compendium of online sources. Links to the constitution, legislative branch, legal guides and miscellaneous, and general sources.

Word IQ.com. Definition of Kim Jong-il  (http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Kim%5FJong-il)
Extensive biographical information on the rise of the North Korean Leader. Kim Jong-il as well as external links. Uses material from Wikipedia article on Kim.

World Legal Information Institute: Korea (North) (http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/244.html)
Links to information on North Korea’s government, legislation, Parliament, other indexes, alternative dispute resolution, and constitutional law. Searchable.

 

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