This paper investigates Legal Propriety of Commemorating ParticipaLion of the
United Nations Command in the June 25 Korean War and Conclusion of the
Korean Military Armistice Agreement(hereafter abbreviated as KMAA). It stresses
it is necessary to reflect on the long-time Korean tradition commemorating
outbreak of June 25 Korean War only, considering the present security condition.
It analyzes the meaning and role of KMAA in the process of national unification
by adopting the international legal and political approach. This research finds that
①in the past, South Korea did not emphasize conclusion of KMAA on June 27,
1953 but outbreak of the June 25 Korean War in 1950, ② on the contrary, the day
of July 27 KMAA conclusion is not only the day when South Korea repelled the
North Korean People's Army with the support of the United Nations fores, but
also the day when it defended freedom and democracy by suppressing the North
Korean attempt to communize the whole Korea. Moreover the date is also a
starting point of laying tlle foundation for solid peace on the Korean Peninsula, ③
KMAA is now functioning as a military treaty which has a legally binding force
on war participants and is a basis for a new peace regime, ④ positive role of the
United Nations Command(UNC) which has a duty of enforcing KMAA is
anticipated in the process of national unification of the two Koreas, ⑤ the Korean government should praise the UNC's participation in the Korean
"War and give thanks to war veterans' sacrifice by holding "June 27 day"
commemoration event fruitfully. In addition, it could make a good contribution to
make younger generation perceive the meaning and role of KMAA correctly and
foster a firm sense of country identity as well. Based upon such results, this
research concretely discusses how to hold "June 27 day" commemoration event.