Legal Sources in Business and Human Rights

Martina Buscemi, (Ph.D., University of Milan, 2017) is a Research Fellow in International Law at the University of Milan. She has published several articles and book chapters on different topic of international law, including the law of international responsibility, treaty law, and human-rights-related issues.

Nicole Lazzerini, (Ph.D., European University Institute, 2013) is Assistant Professor of EU law at the University of Florence where she teaches EU Institutional Law in the Law School and in the School of Political Sciences. She has published a monograph and several articles on institutional aspects of the European integration.

Laura Magi, (Ph.D., University of Padua, 2007) is Assistant Professor of International Law at the University of Florence where she teaches International Law in the School of Economics and in the School of Political Sciences. She has published a monograph and several articles on conflicts of norms and jurisdictions, human rights law and the law of international responsibility.

Deborah Russo, (Ph.D, University of Florence, 2009) is Assistant Professor of International Law at the University of Florence. She teaches “International Law” and “Advanced International Law”. She has published a monograph and several articles on different topics of International Law.

Foreword
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 and Human Rights Regulation
9 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
Index