COVID-19 pandemic

Legal Aspects of State Policy on Preventing and Overcoming COVID-19 in North Korea: Implementation and Effectiveness of Legal Measures

Abstract. This article analyses some (publicly available) legal aspects of COVID-19 policy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea since the beginning of the global coronavirus outbreak and in the following years. The focus is on the legal measures implemented to prevent the spread of the virus. The paper draws conclusions about the effectiveness of the practical application of the «zero tolerance» policy in the fight against the pandemic.