Legal Sources in Business and Human Rights. Evolving Dynamics in International and European Law

Table of Contents Foreword (Anne Peters)  Acknowledgements  Notes on Contributors  Introduction by the Editors Part 1: Towards International Rules Incumbent Upon Companies 1 Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence: from the Process to the Principle   Ludovica Chiussi 2 A Binding Instrument on Business and Human Rights as a Source of International Obligations for Private Companies: Utopia or Reality?   Marco Fasciglione 3 International Investment Treaties as a Source of Human Rights Obligations for Investors   Giovanni Zarra 4 To What Extent Does International Law Matter in the Field of Business and Human Rights?   Andrea Spagnolo 5 The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights as the Source of Judicially Enforceable Obligations to the Activity of Private Companies   Monica Parodi Part 2: The Contribution of Companies to the Development of Business and Human Rights Law 6 Direct and Indirect Involvement of Companies in the Development of Business and Human Rights Law: Insights from Practice  Diego Mauri 7 Multi-stakeholder Initiatives and New Models of Co-regulation in the Field of Business and Human Rights   Enzamaria Tramontana 8 The Role of Corporations as Standards Setters: The Case of Business Actors Involved in the Development and Deployment of Artificial Intelligence Tools   Elena Carpanelli Part 3: Hardening the ‘Softness’ of Business & Human Rights Regulation 9 UNGP National Action Plans and their Legal Value   Marta Bordignon 10 Hardening Soft Law: The Implementation of Human Rights Due Diligence Requirements in Domestic Legislations   Chiara Macchi and Claire Bright 11 From Soft International Law on Business and Human Rights to Hard EU Legislation?   Francesco Luigi Gatta 12 Human Rights Clauses in Public Procurement: A New Tool to Promote Human Rights in (States’) Business Activities?   Edoardo Alberto Rossi 13 The Unbearable Lightness of European Security and Markets Authority’s Soft Law: An Italian Perspective   Jacopo Alberti  Conclusion   Angelica Bonfanti