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- Due Diligence Obligations in International Human Rights Law
- Due Diligence Obligations in International Human Rights Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Why to Analyze State Responsibility for Human Rights Violations: The Flawed Debate on Direct Human Rights Obligations for Non-State Actors
- 2 Establishing State Responsibility for Human Rights Violations: Proposal for a Conduct-Based Typology of Human Rights Obligations
- 3 The Origins of Due Diligence in International Law
- 4 The Components of the Due Diligence Standard
- 5 Lessons to Be Learned from the Application of Due Diligence Obligations in Other Fields of International Law
- 6 Applying the Due Diligence Framework to the Field of Human Rights Protection
- 7 A Case for Extraterritorial Due Diligence Obligations in the Human Rights Context
- Summary and Outlook
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2021
- Due Diligence Obligations in International Human Rights Law
- Due Diligence Obligations in International Human Rights Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Why to Analyze State Responsibility for Human Rights Violations: The Flawed Debate on Direct Human Rights Obligations for Non-State Actors
- 2 Establishing State Responsibility for Human Rights Violations: Proposal for a Conduct-Based Typology of Human Rights Obligations
- 3 The Origins of Due Diligence in International Law
- 4 The Components of the Due Diligence Standard
- 5 Lessons to Be Learned from the Application of Due Diligence Obligations in Other Fields of International Law
- 6 Applying the Due Diligence Framework to the Field of Human Rights Protection
- 7 A Case for Extraterritorial Due Diligence Obligations in the Human Rights Context
- Summary and Outlook
- Index
Summary
There has been much debate in recent years about the role of non-state actors in international law. Whereas their presence is undisputedly acknowledged, their status and legal accountability remain unsettled. In many areas of public international law, harm is now significantly often caused by actors other than states. Terrorist groups threaten the territorial integrity of states; private security companies are involved in armed conflicts; individual hackers initiate cyber-attacks; and multinational corporations cause transboundary environmental harm or business-related human rights violations. Nonetheless, international treaties and customary international law still assign rights and duties almost exclusively to states.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021