The North Korean political regime between post-totalitarianism and sultanism

Abstract EN

This research paper will focus on characteristics and features of political regime in North Korea, this regime is defined as the most bloody dictatorship in modern era, and the most militarized country in the world, its features can be summarized as follows: Lack of political institutions, violation of human rights and basic liberties, no rule of law, use of repressive measures and terror as the favorite tool in the hands of Kim -family in order to suffocate the democratic voices and any try from civil society to change the pillars of political regime, of course, this led to the ence of real opposition to the governing elite, additionally no peaceful political alternance on political power.

On this basis, the study tries to examine the nature of North Korean political regime in the light of the different views of academics about it.