Volume 25 (2022), Edition 2

Supply chains laws are not only legal and legitimate from the perspective of international law; they are even required by both international law and EU law. Otherwise a “democratic and equitable international order” will remain elusive. The...

The article presents four categories of EU approaches on regulating supply chain responsibility. Sometimes, like in the case of the Kimberley process for conflict diamonds or with respect to illegally fished fishery products, the EU enacts...

Foreign direct investment is one of the modes of organisation of global supply chains. At the international level, foreign direct investment is mostly regulated through international investment agreements (IIAs). While most of these agreements are...

Regulations that aim at the observance of certain human rights and environmental standards by companies along the value chain have gained momentum. A recent example is the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act that obliges German companies to adhere...

Due diligence obligations of companies to respect human rights in their global supply chains have been more recently enshrined in domestic laws of an increasing number of countries. However, respective binding international regulations addressing...

In a globalised economy, transnational corporations from all sectors are directly or indirectly linked to global supply chains, in particular through transnational business activities and foreign investments. That this represents a potential threat...

The contribution analyses the different gender perspectives which occur across the global supply chain. It will explain the relationship of gender equality and its implications observing the different stages of the production cycle in global supply...

Sourcing gold is an example of one of the most problematic mineral supply chains. This is undoubtedly the case in artisanal mining (with serious environmental degradation through deforestation, the use of mercury, child labour and frequent...

On February 23, 2022, the European Commission presented its long-awaited proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. As expected, this proposal was accompanied by much laudation, but also by criticism. The article presents...

The contribution provides a rough introduction and evaluation of the implementation of supply chain responsibilities in Germany by administrative authorities using the example of the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation with a view to the...

Globalisation allows corporate organisations to rise above the national and regional regulatory constraints through global value chains. This is especially due to the fact that national boundaries do not limit the flow of investment capital, labour,...