[Review of: A. Rühmkorf (2015) Corporate Social Responsibility, Private Law and Global Supply Chains]

While corporate social responsibility (‘CSR’) is sometimes defined as voluntary corporate actions above and beyond legal obligations, Rühmkorf argues that many issues that are part of the CSR agenda are addressed by mandatory legislation or soft law regulation. Specifically, this book considers the influence of company/corporate governance law, contract law, consumer protection law and tort law on promoting CSR. While his focus is on English law, this work may have implications beyond the UK given that many supply chain contracts are governed by English law. This book may be useful as a reference tool for researchers interested in a detailed analysis of English private law, and its implications for CSR.