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Empirical Legal Studies

Corporate responsibility in global supply chains?

For many years, human rights have been considered a playing field in which states were the most important actors. In the present day society, this has changed as a consequence of globalization and the rise of multinational enterprises (MNEs). Protection of fundamental labor rights in global supply chains is a concern.

This project focuses on multinational companies as market actors and the regulation of their behaviours in global supply chains. Monitoring the behaviours and actions of multinationals has become more complex because international organisations such as the United Nations and the ILO are losing territory. In this context, it is important to look at soft law. Codes of Codes of conduct are a set of rules voluntarily drawn up by companies but with which they must comply. What role do these Codes of Conduct play in compliance with and enforcement of fundamental labor rights in global supply chains?

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