Treaty compliance

In principle, the international treaty shall be respected and complied by the contracting state in case of shift of power or government. It is called as the state's treaty compliance obligation (대외조약의 준수의무).

Key words
treaty compliance, international law, FTA

Principle of International Law
A probable unification of two Koreas may give rise to the question of international treaty compliance.

Even though no one is sure of power shift in the general and presidential elections slated for in 2012, the prospect of the KorUS Free Trade Agreement, only the formal announcement of ratification of which is left, remains to be seen because the opposition parties declared they will nullify the controversial FTA when they win the general election and the presidential election. In the early February 2012, the opposition parties vowed to nullify the KorUS FTA when they win the two elections this year at a rally in front of the US Embassy in Seoul.

In addition, the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) has decided to join a coalition of over 40 political parties and organizations that oppose the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit to be held on March 26, 2012. The DUP secretary general said that they are for non-proliferation of nuclear and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Also they believe in reduction of nuclear energy and development of alternative energies. But it is expected that DUP a responsible political party will not physically obstruct the Nuclear Security Summit itself.