After the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) were adopted in 2011, an international treaty has been being negotiated since 2014. The two instruments reveal similarities and also conflicts regarding the adequate organization of the global economy based on human rights. The focus in this article will be on the processes leading to these instruments, because they themselves mirror different understandings of governance in the field of business and human rights as well as the struggle over the power of definition and legitimacy. The UNGPs were developed on the basis of global multi-stakeholder consultations, underlining legitimacy through broad inclusion. There are varying judgements as to the success of this approach. The process towards the treaty follows the traditional path of negotiations at UN level. These negotiations reveal a struggle for recognition of the legitimacy of the process itself. Both procedures have shortcomings with regard to legitimacy and show the need for a revision concerning the inclusion of stakeholders. The complementarity of a soft and hard law instrument may enhance the creation of a level playing field in the global economy, thereby strengthening human rights.

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争取商业和人权监管合法性的斗争——对导致联合国指导原则和国际条约的过程的思考

联合国工商业与人权指导原则（UNGPs）于 2011 年通过后，自 2014 年以来一直在谈判一项国际条约。这两项文书在以人权为基础的全球经济组织方面既有相似之处，也有冲突。本文的重点将放在导致这些工具的过程上，因为它们本身反映了商业和人权领域对治理的不同理解，以及对定义和合法性权力的斗争。UNGPs 是在全球多方利益相关者协商的基础上制定的，通过广泛包容强调合法性。对于这种方法的成功与否，存在不同的判断。该条约的进程遵循联合国层面的传统谈判路径。这些谈判揭示了一场争取承认该过程本身合法性的斗争。这两种程序在合法性方面都存在缺陷，并表明需要对利益相关者的纳入进行修订。软性和硬性法律文书的互补性可以促进在全球经济中创造一个公平的竞争环境，从而加强人权。