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Global Perspectives on a Global Pact for the Environment

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Corporations are not formal legal actors under international law, and legal efforts to hold corporations liable for both human rights violations and environmental harm have had a long and contentious history. John Ruggie’s 2008 Framework imposes only a responsibility, not a legal duty, on companies to respect human rights.

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