Labour Laws and Global Trade

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-1-84113-187-0
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 500 g

The focus of globalisation studies is on how global processes can be better regulated in order to deliver both economic growth and social justice. Labour laws provide an excellent case study of the creation of a new framework to reconcile free trade and investment with social objectives.

This book,written by a leading authority on international and comparative labour law, provides a thoughtful and comprehensive analysis of the new methods of transnational labour regulation that are emerging in response to globalisation. The author reassesses orthodox views, from the viewpoint of a theory of comparative institutional advantage, and suggests ways in which transnational regulation can be re-invented in the new global economy

This will be of interest to students of law, human rights, industrial relations, globalisation, international trade and development, as well as policy-makers in international and regional organisations, governments, employers' bodies, trade unions and NGOs.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hepple, Bob

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Arbeits- und Sozialrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Does Transnational Labour Regulation Matter? 2. The Effectiveness of International Labour Standards. 3. Privatising Regulation: Codes,Agreements and Guidelines. 4. Unilateral Social Clauses. 5. Social Clauses in Bilateral and Regional Agreements. 6. The WTO and Social Clauses. 7. Labour Laws Beyond Borders. 8.Negative and Positive Harmonisation in the EU. 9. New Methods of Integration in the EU. 10. The Comparative Advantages of Labour Laws.

Über Autor(innen)

Sir Bob Hepple QC,FBA is Emeritus Master of Clare College; Emeritus Professor of Law in the University of Cambridge, and Honorary Professor of Law in the University of Cape Town. He has acted as an independent expert for the ILO and EU.