This text investigates the legal parameters of state responsibility regarding the prevention and remediation of modern slavery within the framework of international human rights law. The author, Marija Jovanovic, utilizes a rigorous legal analysis to examine how states are held accountable for failing to protect individuals from forced labor, trafficking, and servitude. By synthesizing case law from international tribunals and domestic courts, the work establishes a framework for determining when state inaction or complicity constitutes a violation of international obligations. The analysis focuses on the intersection of positive obligations and the due diligence standard in the context of non-state actor conduct.

Legal scholars and practitioners identify this work as a significant contribution to the discourse on state obligations regarding non-state actors. The text is frequently cited for its detailed examination of the due diligence standard in complex human rights litigation.