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Why to analyze state responsibility for human rights violations : the flawed debate on direct human rights obligations for non-state actors -- Establishing state responsibility for human rights violations : proposal for a conduct based typology of human rights obligations -- The origins of due diligence in International law -- The components of the due diligence standard -- Lessons to be learned from the application of due diligence obligations in other fields of International law -- Due diligence obligations in international environmental law -- Due diligence obligations to curb terrorist activities -- Due diligence obligations in the cybersphere -- Summary -- Applying the due diligence framework to the field of human rights protection -- A case for extraterritorial due diligence obligations in the human rights context.

With the importance of non-State actors ever increasing, the traditional State-centric approach of international law is being put to the test. In particular, significant accountability lacunae have emerged in the field of human rights protection. To address these challenges, this book makes a case for extraterritorial due diligence obligations of States in international human rights law. It traces back how due diligence obligations evolved on the international plane and develops a general analytical framework making the broad and vague notion of due diligence more approachable. The framework is applied to different fields of international law which provides guidance on how due diligence obligations can be better conceptualized. Drawing inspiration from these developments, the book analyses how extraterritorial human rights due diligence obligations could operate in practice and foster global human rights protection.