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The Routledge Companion to International Law and Responsible Business

Edited by: Bart Wernaart

ISBN13: 9781032968698
To be Published: July 2026
Publisher: Routledge
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback
Price: £245.00





This comprehensive reference work provides students, researchers, and professionals with a solid foundation in the field of international law and responsible business.

Edited by a leading expert, the book is organized into five thematic sections and contains approximately 35 chapters. Each chapter explores crucial aspects of international law and business, from foundational principles and comparative methods to functional fields like technology, agriculture, and human rights. With an emphasis on the interplay between law, globalization, and geopolitics, this volume offers a holistic and contemporary perspective on the legal frameworks that govern global trade and commerce.

This book combines theoretical insights with practical applications, making it an indispensable resource for understanding the complexities of international business law and responsible business. Key benefits include a multidisciplinary approach that integrates international law with business practices, comprehensive coverage of both fundamental and emerging topics, and contributions from renowned scholars worldwide. Readers will gain not only a deep understanding of legal principles but also insights into future trends and debates in global trade regulation, corporate responsibility, and ethical business practices. This book is ideal for students and researchers in international business law, corporate social responsibility, and related fields. This volume also serves academics new to the topic and established scholars seeking an authoritative guide to current knowledge and debates in the field.

Subjects:
Commercial Law
Contents:
1. Introduction to the Routledge companion to international law and responsible business
Bart Wernaart

Part 1. Methods
2. Sources of law
Florentin Blanc, Fanny Schertzer, Luca Dettori, Emmanuel Eckard, Federica Lombardi, and Julie Cerretani
3. Comparative law
Bart Wernaart
4. Business Ethics and International Business
Pedro Francés-Gómez
5. Teaching and learning law for responsible business
Omar Madhloom and Tobore Oka-Avae

Part 2. International law – Fundaments
6. The history of the international law of responsible business
Dave De ruysscher
7. Geopolitics and Responsible Business Conduct
Sandra Eckert and Markus Krajewski
8. The Law of Treaties
Wim Zimmermann
9. International law and national law
Bart Wernaart
10. The United Nations and Business and Human Rights
Anita Ramasastry, Leticia Ferreira, and Colleen Penny
11. The United Nations as a global actor in business
Vesselin Popovski and Rajat Shandilya
12. The Bretton Woods Institutions and Responsible Business
Ajay Chhibber
13. The Politics and Impact of Bretton Woods Institutions and Their Alternatives
Ines Amrouche and Yaechan Lee
14. Regional Economic Integration and Responsible Business
Philippe De Lombaerde, Liliana Lizarazo-Rodríguez, Tim Devriendt, and Samuel Standaert
15. Agreements Between Trade Blocs
Jed Odermatt

Part 3. Fundaments of business law
16. International contract law and multinational companies.
Matteo L. Vitali, Letizia Lombardi, and Gian Marco Bruno
17. Beyond Indifference: The Functions of Private International Law in Responsible Business Governance
Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm and Ke Mu
18. Corporate social responsibility and standards of the International Labour Organisation: Comparison and Interaction
Jean-Michel Servais
19. International Contract Law: Liability in the International Sale of Goods
Peter J. Mazzacano
20. Intellectual Property Rights in the new globalized economy: a case study on the agri-food business
Cesare Galli and Angelo Rainone
21. The Legal Parameters of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in Trade Regulation
Maria Panezi
22. Antitrust, International Convergence and ESG: navigating procedural, substantive and cultural challenges
Anna Binotto

Part 4. Functional fields of business law
23. International Food Law
Bernd van der Meulen
24. International Law, Agriculture and Corporate Social Responsibility
May T. Yeung
25. The State as a buyer: International and national regulatory approaches to address labour rights abuses in public supply chains: The case of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Olga Martin-Ortega and Mahmood F Bhutta
26. Disinformation from a business perspective: an illustration of regulatory complexity
Colette Cuijpers and Mara Paun
27. International Law and Responsibility in the Business of Space
Deepika Jeyakodi and Jinyoung Choi no
28. Sale and Transport of Goods in International Law
Lauri Railas
29. Tourism in a fragile world: Global obligations and the future of responsible business
Siamak Seyfi
30. Responsible Business and International Investment Law
Ursula Kriebaum

Part 5. Responsible Business and International Law
31. Human rights law and business
Bart Wernaart
32. Corporate Social Responsibility, Global Value Chains, and the Law
Christian Geisler Asmussen
33. Transnational Sustainability Laws
Jaakko Salminen
34. Sustainability reporting as a communication tool and incentive for responsible business
Savka Vučković Milutinović, Mario Abela, and Biljana Pešalj
35. Preventive law
Lucas Lieverse and Eric van de Luijtgaarden