ist of abbreviationsIntroduction1 The Legalization of Business Responsibilities for Human Rights in the Evolving Field of CSR and Business and Human Rights2 The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Principled Pragmatism and Polycentric Governance3 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 Potential5 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.6 The Role of Mandatory Disclosure in Operationalizing Human Rights Due Diligence: the Case of the EU Directive on Non-financial Disclosure and Board DiversityConclusion

Setting out a possible future scenario for the legalisation of CSR to respect human rights that keeps within the thrust of the UNGPs and reflects current realties 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.