PART 1
The global politics of human rights in North Korea…1
1 A developmental approach to North Korea's human rights problem: lessons from China?…3
2 North Korea and human rights: the view from the United Nations…22
3 China's roles in the UN Human Rights Council regarding North Korea's human rights…47
Part 2
The developmental approach and regional actors…73
4 A development-based approach to human rights: the case of China and its implications for North Korea…75
5 Development or human rights first? Japan's approach to North Korea…98
6 Debating human rights and the development-led approach in South Korea…121
PART 3
Prospects for the development-led approach in North Korea…145
7 North Korean domestic politics and the potential of C developmental approach…147
8 Choosing a development approach for and in North Korea…170