The United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights: A Commentary

Draft Chapters (From February 2024)

PART ONE: ON THE MAKING OF THE UNGP

Frontmatter (Preface; Contents)

Chapter 1: A Commentary on the Commentary

Chapter 2: A First Reading of Definitive Text: The UNHRC Endorsement Resolution, the 2011 SRSG Report Presenting the UNGP, and the Endorsed UNGP

Chapter 3: The Formation of Intent and the Foundation of Text: The Travaux Préparatoires of SRSG John G. Ruggie 2005-2010 and the UNHRC Pre-Endorsement Resolutions

Chapter 4 : Historical Foundations of the UNGP Project

Chapter 5: From Governance Gaps to Interpretive Spaces in the UNGP: A Framing Analysis

PART TWO: THE UNGP: SECTION BY SECTION COMMENTARY

Chapter 6: UNGP General Principles (Chapeau)

Chapter 7

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