TY  - JOUR
IS  - 4
N1  - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions.
PB  - Cambridge University Press
A1  - Choudhury, B
SN  - 0020-5893
ID  - discovery10045132
Y1  - 2018/10//
AV  - public
VL  - 67
KW  - Public International Law
KW  -  Human rights
KW  -  Business and human rights
KW  -  Globalization
KW  -  Soft law
KW  -  Supply chains
N2  - In the wake of increasing corporate disasters, there has been an urgent need to address the impact of business on human rights. Yet business responsibilities for human rights are mainly voluntary and best understood as ?soft law?. Recently, however, States have begun negotiations for an internationally binding treaty in this area, suggesting that there is a need to turn to ?hard law? to increase the efficacy of business and human rights (BHR) initiatives. This article argues that because soft and hard law concepts are not dichotomous, BHR governance need not become ?hard law? to be effective. Rather ?hardened? soft law instruments can be equally effective.
SP  - 961
EP  - 986
TI  - Balancing Soft and Hard Law for Business and Human Rights
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020589318000155
JF  - International & Comparative Law Quarterly
ER  -