Contents
About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
PART I
AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE . . . . 1
Chapter 1
The Evolving Concept of Human Rights Due Diligence . . . . . . . . 3
Corinne E . Lewis
Chapter 2
The Due Diligence Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Hind Merabet
Chapter 3
Lawyers’ Ethical Obligations and Human Rights Due Diligence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Steven M . Richman
Chapter 4
French Due Diligence Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
François de Cambiaire and Alice Murgier
Chapter 5
Human Rights Due Diligence Requirements Outside the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Esmira Hackenberg, Olivia Dean, and Shelley Marshall
PART II
APPROACHING HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
A. A PRACTICAL APPROACH
Chapter 6
Human Rights Due Diligence and Corporate Governance . . . . 141
John F . Sherman III
Chapter 7
Integrating Human Rights Due Diligence into Compliance Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Anahita Thoms
Chapter 8
Making the Connection: Operational-Level Grievance Diligence . . . . 195
Lisa J . Laplante
Chapter 9
Stakeholder Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Shauna Curphey and Jared Cole
Chapter 10
Gender-Responsive Human Rights Due Diligence . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Constance Z . Wagner and Nancy Kaymar Stafford
Chapter 11
Human Rights Due Diligence Practices for Adequate and Effective Consultation with Indigenous Peoples . . . . . . . . . 277
Thomas Andrew O’Keefe
B. SPECIFIC CHALLENGES
Chapter 12
The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and Global Supply Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Andrea Shemberg and Bettina Braun
Chapter 13
Leveraging the Financial Sector for Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . 325
Margaret G . Wachenfeld
Chapter 14
Environmental Law and Climate Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Carlos de Miguel Perales and Austin Pierce
Chapter 15
Due Diligence in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas . . . . . 381
Morvarid Bagheri
Index ................................................................................... 403