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John Gerard Ruggie has contributed enormously to the field of international law and public policy throughout his eminent career, both as public law scholar and international public servant. Nowhere is this more evident than in his recent work as Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations, a United Nations mandate he held from 2005 to 2011. 1 Under that mandate Professor Ruggie and his accomplished team have succeeded in crafting a principles-based conceptual and policy framework for addressing business-related human rights harm that has not only raised the international prominence of human rights responsibilities for business entities, but has done so in terms that have been widely endorsed by a broad range of key stakeholders–especially states and business associations, 2 but also many civil society organisations. 3 Following …