Comprehensive Plan for a New Government

Comprehensive Plan for a New Government

Introduction

For several decades, Central Korea Republic has been ruled by a tyrant who not only meted atrocities against those who opposed his rule but also embraced communism to have a firm grip on the country. The citizen of the country found within the Asia continent has experienced deprivation of great magnitude as the government controls every aspect of their lives. Through forceful thwarting of dissenting voices and division of the citizens of the country along their tribal lines, the country has continued to suffer immensely under the tyrant. However, through unmatched civil unrest, the dictator was forced out of power. Still, his cronies and a fellow tyrant from the neighboring country continue aiding the cronies to destabilize the country through the bombing of citizens and other crimes against humanity. Thus, the essay highlights various aspects of domestic and foreign concerns in a bid to stabilize the country after the coup.

Domestic Concerns

In a bid to help the country back on track and giving the citizen a voice in governance, the governing style that would be in place should be a democracy. Adopting democracy would see the citizens play a vital role in electing their leaders as opposed to the reign of the dictator, where people in authority were imposed on the citizens. In the democratic government, the leader of the nation would be directly elected by the citizens through a popular vote, and several parties would be allowed to field candidates and campaign freely to popularize their candidates. The same approach would be used when electing the representatives of various legislative houses. In that regard, people would directly participate in the elections and actively engage in choosing their representatives in the legislative houses.

Again, the government, just like in any democracy, would have three arms. These arms include the executive, the legislature, and the Judiciary. The executive would be headed by the president who doubles up as the head of the government. The executive would work in tandem with other arms of the government and agencies to effectively coordinate all the programs of the government and development to the citizenry. Conversely, the legislature would constitute the members of the legislative houses, the senate and the national assembly. The legislature would be tasked with formulating laws based on the contemporary issues affecting the country as well as holding the government and other agencies to account. On the other hand, the Judiciary will be headed by the Chief Justice, and it would be a branch of government that is tasked with upholding the rule of law and presiding over judicial matters that face the country. All the arms of government would be independent bodies but will remain interdependent in running the affairs of the country.

To effectively fast track the healing process and give justice to people in the Central Korea Republic, the government would embark on two good public programs through the creation of commissions. The Truth and Justice Commission would be established to look into the atrocities that the people faced during the previous regime as well as come up with mechanisms for healings. The Asset Recovery agency would also be established and empowered to ensure that they recover all the looted wealth from the public coffers by the individuals in the previous government.

Additionally, the economic system and structure of the country will significantly change from communism to capitalism. The approach is adopted to ensure that wealth and growth are distributed to individuals, and economic development and growth is not stifled through government controlling the essential aspects of the economy (Almond & Menendez, 2006). Capitalism would also be necessary for the creation of jobs for the deprived population as well as ensure that instances of famine and deprivation are eradicated.  Adopting capitalism as a form of economic structure would help in attracting investors and opening up the country for foreign investments, dismantling its initial hermit status (Almond & Menendez, 2006). To foster unity among the divided citizens, a National Cohesion and Integration commission would be put in place to address the past historical injustices and work towards uniting the country. From the political perspective, the cabinet will be composed of technocrats from all the ten ethnic groups, and the state appointments would consider regional and ethnic balancing. All these interventions would ensure that the people feel close to power, and their issues are addressed to the leaders who best understand their grievances.

Foreign Concerns

In a bid to improve its global image, achieve justice as well as to attain economic stability, the country will join the International Criminal Court through the adoption of the Rome Statute. The ICC is tasked with dealing with crime against humanity (Contarino & Lucent, 2009). The process of joining the ICC is relatively easy. After tabling a formal request to the UN and the ICC at The Hague, the newly elected legislative houses would have to ratify or accede to the Rome Statute (Contarino & Lucent, 2009). After the motion is adopted, the country would officially join the ICC. The rationale for joining the international court is to ensure that the people who committed the heinous crime against the masses during the dictatorial regime are punished, and justice served to the victims and their relations. It is also the first approach for national healing and reconciliation. Again, the country will join the ASEAN Free Trade Area, a regional economic bloc that aims to ensure free markets and trade conflicts are eliminated among the countries in the South-Eastern Asia (Wei-Yen, 2005). The process of joining the economic bloc equally involves the ratification by the legislative houses, and the state must be within the region (Wei-Yen, 2005). The rationale for joining the bloc is to open up the country for trade and exchange of expertise needed to grow the country after being declared a hermit state for long.

To combat terrorism and the terrorist threat from the neighboring country, the country would use two approaches. First, the state would lodge a formal request to the UN through the Security Council to ratify the need for the deployment of the UN peacekeepers between the borders of the two countries. The UN peacekeepers coordinate with the national army to ensure that they protect the civilians from the terrorist attacks as well as maintaining stability in the affected regions (Cunliffe, 2013). The peacekeeping mission would last until the country is relatively stable, and the domestic enforcement agencies obtain the requisite skills needed to protect the masses. Similarly, the country would lodge a formal request to the UN to designate the neighboring country as a state sponsor of terrorism to push for the imposition of sanctions on the country. Putting sanctions on the country would limit its trading partner, and it will be starved off funds that it uses to sponsor terrorism. The pressure emanating from the sanctions would prompt the neighboring aggressor to respect the sovereignty of the Central Korea Republic and uphold international law.

Conclusion

As a country that has just emerged from the yoke of authoritarianism, there is a need to ensure democracy is restored through the direct involvement of the citizens in electing their leaders. The arms of government would entail the executive, legislature, and the JudiciaryJudiciary, both independent arms working interdependently. The country will be a signatory to the Rome Statute to ensure that the court addresses the crimes against humanity that the previous government meted on the dissidents. The state will also join the ASEAN Free Trade to achieve economic growth through free trade. To combat terrorism from the neighboring country, Central Korea Republic will rely on the aid of the UN peacekeepers and the Security Council interventions on designating the country as the state sponsor of terrorism and subsequently impose sanctions on it.

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