Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often understood as an inherently voluntary corporate endeavour that inhabits the area stretching ‘beyond compliance' with law. However, a growing number of writers and practitioners deem this understanding of CSR inaccurate and unproductive. In this...

This paper is primarily focussed on examining the role (and effectiveness) of soft law in regulating businesses with respect to human rights. Section I grapples with developing a general definition of soft law, and in doing so, examines both the advantages and limitations of soft law regulation....