Labour Laws and Global Trade

by Bob Hepple

Overview

This book provides a thorough analysis of the complex policy and legal choices facing those wishing to pursue a broadly social democratic response to the removal of barriers of trade in a globalised market economy dominated by transnational corporations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841131870
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/25/2005
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Sir Bob Hepple KC, 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.

Table of Contents

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.

Editorial Reviews

"...a considered and complex assessment...a thoughtful analysis of the lessons which can be drawn on and provides an insight into the way forward." --Naomi Cervin, New Zealand Law Journal

"...introduces the reader to the primary sources and to the vast critical literature, and converts a daunting subject into an accessible one. This book is essential reading for anyone-academic, student, policy maker or activist-concerned with issues of labour law and globalisation." --A.C.L. Davies, Industrial Relations Journal, Vol 37, Issue 3

"...an encyclopedic work that is well written and readable...a must-read for the international labour lawyer.." --Reagan Walker, International Trade Law and Regulation, Vol 12, Issue 2

"...likely to be a seminal text with a long shelf life, which will shape the thinking of a new generation of labour lawyers." --K.D. Ewing, King's College, London, Industrial Law Journal

"Le lecteur ne manquera pas de tirer profit de toute l'expérience acquise par l'auteur dans les diverses institutions qu'il a servies. Il trouvera ici les analyses pénétrantes, les critiques pertinentes et les prises de position lucides qui lui permettront de mieux comprendre le droit du travail de demain." --Xavier Blanc-Jouvan, Extrait de la Revue Internationale de Droit Comparé

"...an absolute pleasure to read..It truly deserves a prominent place in the library of any serious international labour lawyer, and more generally, of anyone who earnestly wishes to contribute to making today's unfolding transnational world a better place to live -for all." --Jean-Michel Servais, International Labour Review, vol.144

"...Hepple's 'Labour Laws and Global Trade' provides the most comprehensive map of transnational regulation produced to date..." --David M. Trubeck, The American Journal of International Law, Vol 100

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