Human Rights at Work: Perspectives on Law and Regulation (Onati International Series in Law and Society) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 1841139998 ISBN 13: 9781841139999

Verlag: Hart Publishing, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Concerns associated with globalisation of markets, exacerbated by the 'credit crunch', have placed pressure on many nation states to make their labour markets more 'flexible'. In so doing, many states have sought to reduce labour standards and to diminish the influence of trade unions as the advocates of such standards. One response to this development, both nationally and internationally, has been to emphasise that workers' rights are fundamental human rights. This collection of essays examines whether this is an appropriate or effective strategy.

The book begins by considering the translation of human rights discourse into labour standards, namely how theory might be put into practice. The remainder of the book tests hypotheses posited in the first chapter and is divided into three parts. The first part investigates, through a number of national case studies, how, in practice, workers' rights are treated as human rights in the domestic legal context. These ten chapters cover African, American, Asian, European, and Pacific countries. The second part consists of essays which analyse the operation of regional or international systems for human rights promotion, and their particular relevance to the treatment of workers' rights as human rights. The final part consists of chapters which explore regulatory alternatives to the traditional use of human rights law. The book concludes by considering the merits of various regulatory approaches.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Colin Fenwick is an Associate Professor, and a member of the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, at Melbourne Law School.
Tonia Novitz is Professor of Labour Law at the University of Bristol.

Colin Fenwick is an Associate Professor, and a member of the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, at Melbourne Law School.
Tonia Novitz is Professor of Labour Law at the University of Bristol.

Colin Fenwick is an Associate Professor, and a member of the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, at Melbourne Law School.
Tonia Novitz is Professor of Labour Law at the University of Bristol.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Hart Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1841139998
• ISBN 13: 9781841139999
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 638
• Herausgeber: Fenwick Colin, Novitz Tonia
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