Legislative Direction on the Ownership and Management of Houses in North Korea after Unification

The title of this thesis is “Legislative Direction on the Ownership and Management of Houses in North Korea after Unification”. The difference between capitalism and socialism is whether individual ownership of the means of production is allowed or not. In this thesis, I reviewed the current direction of integration of housing laws and housing systems in South and North Korea. And I reviewed the legislative direction regarding housing ownership and management in North Korea after the reunification of South and North Korea. The main contents of this paper are summarized as follows. First, North Korean housing needs to be reviewed in the direction of respecting the living environment of North Koreans. Second, the principle of one house ownership per household should be applied to North Korean housing. Third, in the case of apartment houses in North Korea, the possibility of separate disposal of land and buildings should not be allowed. Fourth, an independent organization is needed in the process of reorganizing North Korean housing.