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Article: (LEAD) N. Korea Revamps Legal Code to Enhance Human Rights, Inheritance.
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- YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea
- Article date:
- January 16, 2005
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SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has revamped its legal code to make it mandatory for its security forces to get warrants before arresting a suspect and to allow inheritance of property, a recent examination of its legal system revealed Sunday.The changes to the law, including the criminal justice system, took place last year and were published in a code book in August. They encompass 13 new laws and rules, legal experts here who looked over a copy of the new legal code said. They said changes also cover such fields as software protection and a clampdown on illegal drug trafficking and use. Legal experts here said a noteworthy development is a ...