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The United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights: A Commentary<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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PART ONE: ON THE MAKING OF THE UNGP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Frontmatter <\/a>(In Memoriam John Ruggie; Preface; Table of Contents)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 1: A Commentary on the Commentary<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 2: A First Reading of Definitive Text: The UNHRC Endorsement Resolution, the 2011 SRSG Report Presenting the UNGP, and the Endorsed UNGP<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 3: The Formation of Intent and the Foundation of Text: The Travaux Pr\u00e9paratoires of SRSG John G. Ruggie 2005-2010 and the UNHRC Pre-Endorsement Resolutions<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 4 : Historical Foundations of the UNGP Project<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 5: From Governance Gaps to Interpretive Spaces in the UNGP: A Framing Analysis<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PART TWO: THE UNGP: SECTION BY SECTION COMMENTARY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 6: UNGP General Principles<\/a> (Chapeau)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 7<\/a>: State Duty to Protect, Foundational Principles (UNGP Principles \u00b6\u00b6 1-2)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 8<\/a>: The  State Duty to Protect Human Rights: Operational Principles\u2014General State Regulatory and Policy Functions (UNGP Principle \u00b6 3)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 9<\/a>: The  State Duty to Protect Human Rights: Operational Principles\u2014The State-Business Nexus (UNGP Principles \u00b6\u00b6 4-6)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 10<\/a>: The  State Duty to Protect Human Rights: Operational Principles\u2014Supporting Business Respect for Human Rights in Conflict-Affected Areas (UNGP Principle \u00b6 7)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 11<\/a>: The  State Duty to Protect Human Rights: Operational  Principles\/Ensuring Policy Coherence (UNGP Principles \u00b6\u00b6 8-10)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 12<\/a>: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights: Foundational Principles (UNGP \u00b6\u00b6 11-15)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 13<\/a>: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights: Operational Principles\u2013Policy Commitment (UNGP Principle 16)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 14:<\/a> The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights: Human Rights Due Diligence (UNGP \u00b6\u00b6 17-21)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 15<\/a>: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights: Remediation (UNGP \u00b6 22)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 16:<\/a> The \u00a0Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights: Operational Principles IV, Issues of Context (UNGP \u00b6\u00b6 23-24)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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