Transnational responsibility in Global South mining: human rights and due diligence in light of European Union directive 2024/1760

Carlos Felipe Lopes Marinho Aires; Fabio da Silva Veiga

doi:10.5020/2317-2150.2026.17331

Authors

Carlos Felipe Lopes Marinho Aires University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3154-4548
Fabio da Silva Veiga Lusófona University, Lisbon and Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3117-9501

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5020/2317-2150.2026.17331

Keywords:

due diligence, corporate responsibility, mining

Abstract

This study analyzes the normative transition in mining governance in the Global South resulting from the implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/1760 (CSDDD). The research contrasts the limited results of self-regulation models and soft law instruments with the new due diligence obligations imposed by the European legal order. The CSDDD institutionalizes the duty of continuous conduct in the value chain, imposing compliance criteria related to human rights and environmental protection on transnational corporations. The text examines how the standing granted to actors from third countries alters the procedural dynamics of European courts and impacts the traditional legal protection of extractive operations. The analysis indicates that the norm promotes a reinterpretation of legal certainty, balancing the requirements of foreign investment protection with socio-environmental oversight duties.Top of form

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This article is a translation in English of the article: A responsabilidade transnacional na mineração do Sul Global: direitos humanos e devida diligência à luz da diretiva da União Europeia 2024/1760

Author Biographies

Carlos Felipe Lopes Marinho Aires, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain

PhD candidate in Private Law at the University of Salamanca, Spain, and holder of a Master’s degree in Law with a specialization in Business Legal Sciences from Lusophone University, Porto University Center. Attorney licensed by the OAB-RJ and by the OAP, Porto, Portugal.

Fabio da Silva Veiga, Lusófona University, Lisbon and Porto, Portugal

Professor of Business Law at Lusophone University, Portugal, in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Cycles in Law (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees). President of the Ibero-American Institute of Legal Studies – IBEROJUR.

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