This book addresses a variety of issues surrounding the UN's Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights of 2011, which were considered to become "the reference point for corporate social responsibility" over the next decade. The authors address that and the work of UN Special Representative for human rights and business John Ruggie and his 2010 mandate--and an avalanche of significant questions that sprang from it regarding its overall strength, its consequence to rights holders, implications for business and policy makers, and regulation and governance. Editor Mares (senior researcher, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Sweden) and 17 co-authors made contributions to the book. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)