The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity. This lecture, entitled 'Business and human rights: due diligence in law and practice', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday, 17 November by Professor Robert McCorquodale, Director of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Robert McCorquodale is also Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Nottingham, and a barrister at Brick Court Chambers in London. Please note, the question and answer sections of LCIL lectures are omitted to facilitate a free and frank discussion with participants. For more information about the series, please see the Lauterpacht Centre website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk