Vargas inquires into the central concerns that animate civil society and communities' support for a binding treaty on business and human rights and considers whether and how binding human rights treaties have been found to address similar concerns in other contexts. She examines the work that a...

Under the notion of human rights due diligence (HRDD), firms are under a responsibility to account for the social and environmental impact connected to their operations across global value chains. This responsibility intersects with the sphere of operation of voluntary sustainability standards...