Introduction

The book is a new contribution to the enormous pre-existing - and ever-increasing - bibliography on international corporate responsibility. It provides a comprehensive overview of the existing framework and must be praised for its wealth of information in terms of both instruments and relevant case-law. It must be praised also for its in-depth analysis of the various issues and of the relationship between international and national law as well as between law and corporate self-regulation. Along with the references in footnotes, readers will also find a comprehensive list of the most ...