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Business, Human Rights, and the Law International Responsibility of States and Corporations

By Maciej Gajos Copyright 2026
316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores how the rules of international responsibility can be applied to cases of human rights violations involving multinational corporations. The work invites readers to reflect on why international law fails in the context of business-related human rights abuses and at the same time how its potential can be harnessed to restore its adequacy in relation to this issue. It proposes a... Read more

1. International Law in the Context of Business and Human Rights: Flawed and Necessary  Part 1: Public v. Private  2. Scenarios of Business-related Human Rights Abuses: Multiplicity and Differentiation of Wrongdoers  3. Attribution of Corporate Conduct to the State  4. International Human Rights Obligations of Corporations  5. Transcending the Public/Private Divide through Two Standards of Due Diligence  Part 2: Hard Law v. Soft Law  6. Static Overview of Sources of Norms in the Business and Human Rights Normative Universe  7. Dynamic Overview of Sources of Norms in the Business and Human Rights Normative Universe  Part 3: International v. Domestic  8. Substantive Dimension of the Integrated Approach to Remedy: Reparations for Victims of Business-related Human Rights Abuses  9. Procedural Dimension of the Integrated Approach to Remedy: Decentralization of the Grievance Mechanisms  10. Addressing Regime Collisions in Scenarios of Business-related Human Rights Abuses  11. Conclusion: Diagnoses and Solutions Offered by the Model of Hybrid Responsibility for Business-related Human Rights Abuses

Biography

Maciej Gajos is Assistant Lecturer in Law at the Chair of International and European Law at the University of Wrocław, Poland.