Anna Beckers is Assistant Professor of Private Law and Legal Methodology at Maastricht University.

• 1. Introduction Part I: Linking Corporate Codes and National Private Law2. Comparative Sociological Jurisprudence: A Method for Linking 3. Enforcing Corporate Codes by Private Law: The Role of National Contract Law 4. Liability for Breaching Corporate Codes: The Role of National Civil Liability Rules 5. Corporate Codes and Unfair Trading Behaviour: The Role of Unfair Commercial Practices Law Part II: Theorising Corporate Codes and National Private Law6. Comparative Sociological Jurisprudence: A Normative Method for Theorising Global Self-regulation and National Private Law 7. Firm Commitments: Theorising Public Declarations in National Private Law 8. Corporate Efforts to Do Just Business: Theorising Public/Private Regulation in Private Law 9. Conclusion: The Prospects and Limits of Enforcing Corporate Social Responsibility Codes

In undertaking a comparative analysis of Germany and England, the book is relevant to the civil and commonlaw legal systems represented by the two jurisdictions. It is well expressed in a language that is accessible to non-specialist readers. Scholars and practitioners in the CSR, corporate governance, business ethics andglobalisation fields will certainly find the book useful.

Anna Beckers is Assistant Professor of Private Law and Legal Methodology at Maastricht University.

• 1. Introduction Part I: Linking Corporate Codes and National Private Law2. Comparative Sociological Jurisprudence: A Method for Linking 3. Enforcing Corporate Codes by Private Law: The Role of National Contract Law 4. Liability for Breaching Corporate Codes: The Role of National Civil Liability Rules 5. Corporate Codes and Unfair Trading Behaviour: The Role of Unfair Commercial Practices Law Part II: Theorising Corporate Codes and National Private Law6. Comparative Sociological Jurisprudence: A Normative Method for Theorising Global Self-regulation and National Private Law 7. Firm Commitments: Theorising Public Declarations in National Private Law 8. Corporate Efforts to Do Just Business: Theorising Public/Private Regulation in Private Law 9. Conclusion: The Prospects and Limits of Enforcing Corporate Social Responsibility Codes

In undertaking a comparative analysis of Germany and England, the book is relevant to the civil and commonlaw legal systems represented by the two jurisdictions. It is well expressed in a language that is accessible to non-specialist readers. Scholars and practitioners in the CSR, corporate governance, business ethics andglobalisation fields will certainly find the book useful.

Anna Beckers is Assistant Professor of Private Law and Legal Methodology at Maastricht University.

• 1. Introduction Part I: Linking Corporate Codes and National Private Law2. Comparative Sociological Jurisprudence: A Method for Linking 3. Enforcing Corporate Codes by Private Law: The Role of National Contract Law 4. Liability for Breaching Corporate Codes: The Role of National Civil Liability Rules 5. Corporate Codes and Unfair Trading Behaviour: The Role of Unfair Commercial Practices Law Part II: Theorising Corporate Codes and National Private Law6. Comparative Sociological Jurisprudence: A Normative Method for Theorising Global Self-regulation and National Private Law 7. Firm Commitments: Theorising Public Declarations in National Private Law 8. Corporate Efforts to Do Just Business: Theorising Public/Private Regulation in Private Law 9. Conclusion: The Prospects and Limits of Enforcing Corporate Social Responsibility Codes

In undertaking a comparative analysis of Germany and England, the book is relevant to the civil and commonlaw legal systems represented by the two jurisdictions. It is well expressed in a language that is accessible to non-specialist readers. Scholars and practitioners in the CSR, corporate governance, business ethics andglobalisation fields will certainly find the book useful.