Towards EU Legislation on Human Rights Due Diligence: Case Study of the Garment and Textile Sector

Angelica Dziedzic (), Céline Lelièvre (), Jonathan Povilonis (), Alberto Alemanno () and Paige Morrow ()

No 1207, HEC Research Papers Series from HEC Paris

Abstract: This study assesses the legal feasibility of a EU instrument that would impose mandatory human rights due diligence (“HRDD”) requirements on companies in the garment and textile sector. The proposal serves as an example of a sector-specific approach to HRDD requirements, and could be modified to develop similar proposals in other sectors. The study also illustrates the differences between a sector-specific and a cross-sectoral approach by highlighting the implications of each in the following areas: legal bases, personal scope, and requirements and enforcement.

Keywords: business and human rights; EU law; corporations; corporate responsibility; human rights due diligence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 G38 K20 L20 L24 M14 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2017-06-01, Revised 2017-06-26
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