Public Procurement and Labour Rights

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-78225-903-9
Verlag: Hart Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 580 g

This book investigates patterns of fragmentation and coherence in the international regulatory architecture of public procurement. In the context of the major international instruments of procurement regulation, the book studies the achievement of social and labour policies, the most controversial and problematic instrumental uses of public procurement practices.

This work offers an innovative comparative approach, discussing the ways in which the different international instruments-namely the EU Procurement Directives, the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement, the UNCITRAL Model Law and the World Bank's Procurement Framework-are able to implement labour and social purposes and, at the same time, ensure a regulatory balance with the principles of efficiency and non-discrimination.

Scholarly, rigorous and timely, this will be important reading for international trade lawyers and procurement practitioners.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Corvaglia, Maria Anna

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Währungsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

I. General Overview

II. Premise and Scope of the Study

III. Comparative Research Framework and Methodology

IV. Structure of the Research

1. International Regulatory Framework of Public Procurement: From Fragmentation to Coherence

I. Introduction

II. The Challenges of Fragmentation in International Economic Law

III. Fragmentation in the International Regulatory Architecture of Public Procurement

IV. From Fragmentation to Coherence in the International Framework of Procurement Governance

V. Conclusions

2. Unpacking the Use of Public Procurement to Achieve Social and Labour Policies

I. Introduction

II. Framing the Instrumental Use of Public Procurement for Social and Labour Purposes

III. The Social and Labour Dimension of Public Procurement

IV. The Procedural Mechanisms Behind the Social and Labour Use of Public Procurement

V. Public Procurement and the Challenges of Assuring Social and Labour Policies Along the Supply Chain: The Roles of Social Certifications, Standards and Labels

VI. Conclusions

3. The Admissibility of the Inclusion of Social and Labour Rights Under the WTO Procurement Regulatory Framework

I. Introduction to the Social Dimension of Public Procurement in the WTO Regulation Framework

II. The WTO Institutional Framework for Public Procurement

III. The Objective of the GPA: The Principle of Non-Discrimination

IV. The Flexibilities in the Revised GPA: Derogations and Exceptions for Discriminatory Procurement Practices

V. The GPA Regulation of the Award Procedure

VI. Conclusion

4. The EU Public Procurement Framework: The Internal Market and Socially Responsible Procurement

I. Introduction to the EU Public Procurement Regime and Social Rights

II. The Completion of the EU Internal Market and Fundamental Regulatory Principles

III. Internal Market Economic Freedoms and Regulatory Autonomy in Public Procurement Under the EU Treaties

IV. The Enforcement of Social and Labour Policies under the 2014 EU Directives on Public Procurement

V. Conclusions

5. Social and Labour Considerations in Non-Trade International Instruments of Procurement Regulation

I. Non-Trade Instruments of Procurement Regulation: The UNCITRAL Model Law and the World Bank
Guidelines

II. The UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services

III. The World Bank Procurement Framework and the Achievement of Social and Labour Concerns

General Conclusions

(A) Fragmentation-International Regulatory Instruments with Conflicting Regulatory Objectives

(B) Implementation of Social and Labour Policies in the Procurement Process

(C) International Legal Framework and the Labour and Social Dimension of Public Procurement

Über Autor(innen)

Corvaglia, Maria Anna
Dr Maria Anna Corvaglia has been Lecturer in Commercial Law at the Leeds School of Law since January 2020, after having served as lecturer for three years at the University of Birmingham. Her research so far has focused on international trade law, the international regulation of public procurement and the protection of socio-environmental concerns in international economic law.

Dr Maria Anna Corvaglia is Lecturer in Commercial Law at the Leeds School of Law.