1Part A
North Korea, officially The Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, is a country isolated by its ideals and views. North Korea’s extreme views have caught the attention of media worldwide, as it is so different to most governments. Australia, having been colonized by Britain, appears quite similar to the British system, having human rights and equality at the center of their ideals. Both Australia and North Korea are labeled as liberal democracies on paper, and have written constitutions. Although this, their political systems have vast differences.
Rule of Law
Rule of law is the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law. This is an important part of any democracy, as it maintains the …show more content…
The constitution is incredibly difficult to change in Australia, as the only way to do so is to hold a referendum and gain a majority. Only 8 of the 146 attempts at changing the constitution were effective, the last change occurring in 1990. The Australian constitution sets out the rules and operations of the Australian legal and political systems, outlining key human rights such as the rights to trial by jury and freedom of religion. The Australian government and its judicial system follow these rights just as they follow the rest of the …show more content…
In it’s constitution North Korea labeled itself a democracy or specifically a dictatorship of people’s democracy. A democracy is characterized by a number of principles such as, equality, freedom of speech, fair elections, rule of law, free media, It is heavily speculated that North Korea does not abide by these principles and therefore does not uphold democracy.
To the international world North Korea tries to present itself as a ______, as it’s chosen name suggests. However, any analysis on the North Korean regime shows that it does not uphold any of the key features of a democracy. Both freedom of speech and freedom of the media are not upheld despite being written in the constitution. North Koreans commenting negatively on the WPK
North Korea, officially The Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, is a country isolated by its ideals and views. North Korea’s extreme views have caught the attention of media worldwide, as it is so different to most governments. Australia, having been colonized by Britain, appears quite similar to the British system, having human rights and equality at the center of their ideals. Both Australia and North Korea are labeled as liberal democracies on paper, and have written constitutions. Although this, their political systems have vast differences.
Rule of Law
Rule of law is the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law. This is an important part of any democracy, as it maintains the …show more content…
The constitution is incredibly difficult to change in Australia, as the only way to do so is to hold a referendum and gain a majority. Only 8 of the 146 attempts at changing the constitution were effective, the last change occurring in 1990. The Australian constitution sets out the rules and operations of the Australian legal and political systems, outlining key human rights such as the rights to trial by jury and freedom of religion. The Australian government and its judicial system follow these rights just as they follow the rest of the …show more content…
In it’s constitution North Korea labeled itself a democracy or specifically a dictatorship of people’s democracy. A democracy is characterized by a number of principles such as, equality, freedom of speech, fair elections, rule of law, free media, It is heavily speculated that North Korea does not abide by these principles and therefore does not uphold democracy.
To the international world North Korea tries to present itself as a ______, as it’s chosen name suggests. However, any analysis on the North Korean regime shows that it does not uphold any of the key features of a democracy. Both freedom of speech and freedom of the media are not upheld despite being written in the constitution. North Koreans commenting negatively on the WPK