A corporate accountability law by the few but for the many? Some TWAIL reflections on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Caroline Omari Lichuma

Chapter 39 in Sustainable Business in Europe, 2026, pp 516-531 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Despite current concerns about derelugation of Business and Human Rights in the EU, most notably within the context of the Omnibus Initiative, it is safe to say that the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has the potential to be a game changer in progress towards corporate accountability. Nevertheless, this contribution argues that there is a need to critically reflect on whether a Europe led initiative such as the CSDDD is capable of changing the quotidian realities of the (primarily) Global South-based individuals and communities who continue to suffer violations in the wake of transnational corporate activities. Drawing on Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL), this contribution critically interrogates the promises and pitfalls of the CSDDD in the quest to enhance more responsible business conduct in the Global South.

Keywords: TWAIL; Global South; Due Diligence; mHRDD; CSDDD; Omnibus (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035326891
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