북한이탈주민 정착지원 조례 비교 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to derive a plan to revise local government ordinances for North Korean defectors through a comparative analysis of North Korean defectors settlement support ordinances. The subject of analysis was the local government’s ordinance, and data was collected from the National Law Information Center. Using the comparative analysis framework of the content system of social welfare ordinances, the ordinances of 17 metropolitan governments were compared using the content analysis method. As a result of the analysis, the Seoul ordinance is superior in terms of accountability and financial responsibility of local government heads, and Incheon ordinance is superior in terms of universality of coverage, comprehensiveness of benefit, and accountability and integration of the delivery system. The main problem with the ordinance is that the responsibilities of local government heads to secure financial resources, to provide special treatment and support, to support the protection·accommodation·medical care·tax benefits·employment in public agencies·report of the actual conditions (on a half-yearly basis), as stipulated in the higher-level laws, are not reflected in the ordinance. In order to revise the ordinance, it is necessary to change the responsibilities of local government heads reflecting the higher-level law. Second, when defining terms, it is necessary to define all three entities (North Korean defectors, North Korean defector families, and North Korean defector support organizations) and improve the unity of coverage by creating separate provisions. Third, there is a need to strengthen comprehensiveness of benefit. Fourth, reflecting the spirit of the higher-level law, there is a need to change the financial responsibility of local government heads to at least a mandatory effort regulation. Fifth, there is a need to strengthen cooperation regulations in the delivery system between metropolitan governments and 25 regional adaptation centers (Hana Center) across the country. Sixth, there is a need to establish new regulations for human resources expertise.