ABSTRACT
The findings uncovered affirm that at the moment, transnational private regulations (TPRs’) normative frameworks are unable to make their signatory entities achieve effective compliance with international human rights standards because they systematically exclude a key group of stakeholders – vulnerable individuals and communities – from their discursive processes. TPRs are used by signatory entities, which are often enterprises, to show that they commit to human rights and they might even achieve high levels of compliance, but the situation for those exposed to abuses does not significantly change on the ground. A close assessment of the analyzed TPRs reveals that many are in fact already adopting isolated practices, which have the potential to contribute to attaining an effective compliance with TPRs’ normative frameworks as well as fostering legal empowerment of vulnerable stakeholders.
