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The legalization of business responsibilities for human rights in the evolving field of CSR and business and human rights -- The UN guiding principles on business and human rights : principled pragmatism and polycentric governance -- The evolution of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights : from a soft into a hard obligation for companies under national and international law? -- Human rights due diligence as a legal concept : its characteristics and reformatory potential -- The EU's contribution to the implementation of CSR and the corporate responsibility to respect human rights : critical reflections on the European commission's strategy on CSR -- The role of mandatory disclosure in operationalizing human rights due diligence : the case of the EU directive on non-financial disclosure and board diversity.