International Labour Law

Auteur
Beryl ter Haar is Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam Law School Nuria Ramos Martin is a Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam Law School

Résumé

International Labour Law examines the different interdependent regulatory solutions for the establishment and enforcement of international core labour rights as defined by the International Labour Organisation and other key international institutions. Analysing the tensions between these rights and the interests of international economic institutions and other stakeholders such as multinational corporations, it examines existing studies of the legal interactions between international law sources, state policies, private actors and other initiatives with regard to potential conflicts on labour matters. Providing a broad introduction to international labour law, it offers a clear introduction to the key regulatory systems, allowing students to critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of each system in a range of contexts.

Contenu

Part I ILO

1. Historical background of the ILO and its constitutional convention

2. Sources of the ILO: conventions, recommendations, declarations

3. Functioning of the ILO

4. ILO subjects

5. ILO supervisory mechanisms Part II UN, OECD, WTO

6. UN

7. OECD

8. WTO Part III Transnational private regulation of labour rights

9. Non-governmental organisations

10. Corporate social responsibility

11. Transnational company agreements Part IV Outlook on future developments of international labour law

12. Social rights in a globalised economy - a reappraisal from a human rights discourse.

13. From normative pluralism to global hybridisation of labour rights

14. Rethinking compliance and remedy in transnational private regulation of labour rights

15. Making labour rights work through procurement law, trade agreements, investment law and criminal law