Corporate social responsibility, human rights, and the law

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The legalization of business responsibilities for human rights in the evolving field of CSR and business and human rights -- The UN guiding principles on business and human rights : principled pragmatism and polycentric governance -- The evolution of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights : from a soft into a hard obligation for companies under national and international law? -- Human rights due diligence as a legal concept : its characteristics and reformatory potential -- 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 CSR -- The role of mandatory disclosure in operationalizing human rights due diligence : the case of the EU directive on non-financial disclosure and board diversity.