The article explores the utility of corporate social responsibility (CSR) clauses in international investment agreements to achieve responsible investor conduct on human rights and environmental protection. It provides an empirical overview of the content of such CSR clauses and offers a...

States are in a unique position to regulate each and every activity of business enterprises operating in the extractive industries. International law recognizes that states have permanent sovereignty over the natural resources located within their territories. As a result of this, businesses...

This article addresses an important but not directly visible development arising from a new EU Directive introducing mandatory human rights reporting for certain large companies domiciled in the EU. The new Directive requires parent companies to report on human rights issues on a consolidated...