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http://dx.doi.org/10.15683/kosd.2014.10.2.294

The legitimacy and directions of legislation for the protection of citizens against nuclear, biological and or chemical attack under war conditions  

Baek, Oksun (Research Institute of Law, Chung-ang University)
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Journal of the Society of Disaster Information / v.10, no.2, 2014 , pp. 294-303 More about this Journal
Abstract
The state has the constitutional duty to secure the safety of its citizens and provide protection against any physical dangers. The Republic of Korea has a high threat of nuclear, biological and or chemical(hereafter referred to as NBC) attack from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Thus, the state has a responsibility to form a legislation to provide the protection for its citizens and implement duty to guarantee the human rights. Under the current legislation, the 'United Defense Act', 'Framework Act on Civil Defense' that are applied under wartime conditions are insufficient in providing the protection of the citizens of the state in the occurrence of NBC attack. Therefore, it is necessary that the 'Act for the Protection of Citizens in the occurrence of NBC Attack' is legislated to provide a system that protects the nation's citizens under the wartime conditions mentioned above. This paper incorporates a theoretical analysis of the need for the constitutional responsibility of the state to provide protection for its citizens under wartime conditions, the necessity of a specific measure to protect citizens during NBC attack, the relationship between 'Act for the Protection of Citizens in the occurrence of Nuclear, Chemical and or Biological Attack' and current legislations that are applied under wartime conditions, and the particulars of the proposed act.
Keywords
Nuclear.Biological.Chemical Weapon; Nation Protection; Wartime Disaster Management System; National Obligation to Protect Fundamental Rights; Framework Act on Civil Defense;
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