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Author Bijlmakers, Stéphanie, author.

Title Corporate social responsibility, human rights, and the law / Stéphanie Bijlmakers
Published Abingdon, Oxon [UK] ; New York : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge International Handbooks
Routledge research in sustainability and business.
Contents Cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The legalization of business responsibilities for human rights in the evolving field of CSR and business and human rights; 2 The UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights: principled pragmatism and polycentric governance; 3 The evolution of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights: from a soft into a hard obligation for companies under national and international law?; 4 Human rights due diligence as a legal concept: its characteristics and reformatory potential
5 The EU's contribution to the implementation of CSR and the corporate responsibility to respect human rights: critical reflections on the European Commission's Strategy on CSR6 The role of mandatory disclosure in operationalizing human rights due diligence: the case of the EU Directive on non-financial disclosure and board diversity; Conclusion; Index
Summary Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights and the Law examines the responsibilities of business enterprises for human rights from a legal perspective. It analyses the legal status of the?corporate responsibility to respect human rights' as articulated by the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) This concept currently reflects an international consensus and is promoted by the UN. The book contemplates the various founding perspectives of the UNGPs, and how the integration of notions such as?principled pragmatism' and?polycentric governance' within its framework provides insights into the future course of law and policy, compliance, and corporate respect for human rights. The book thus takes a global focus, examining the interaction of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), human rights, and the law in a broader global governance context. Setting out a possible future scenario for the legalization of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights that is informed by the UNGPs' founding perspectives and reflects current realities in the human rights landscape, this book will be of great interest to scholars of business ethics, international human rights law, and CSR more broadly
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Social responsibility of business -- Law and legislation.
Human rights -- Economic aspects
Business enterprises -- Law and legislation.
Business enterprises -- Moral and ethical aspects
Business ethics.
Corporate governance -- Law and legislation.
Social responsibility of business -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries
Tort liability of corporations -- European Union countries
Liability for human rights violations -- European Union countries
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Business enterprises -- Law and legislation
Business enterprises -- Moral and ethical aspects
Business ethics
Corporate governance -- Law and legislation
Human rights -- Economic aspects
Liability for human rights violations
Social responsibility of business -- Law and legislation
Tort liability of corporations
European Union countries
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