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This edited collection draws together papers delivered at a
symposium on New Frontiers in Empirical Labour Law Research held at
the University of Cambridge in April 2014. It contains
contributions from established and emerging experts across a range
of disciplines (including employment relations, industrial
psychology, sociology, economics and political science) to consider
four broad themes: the case for empiricism in labour law; the
potential for mixed methods; methodological possibilities and
insights from other disciplines; and practical challenges and words
of caution for those conducting empirical research. This collection
seeks to cultivate confidence and competence in empirical methods
among both established and young labour law scholars, through an
intergenerational and interdisciplinary 'lessons learned' dialogue.
It contributes to the broader debate regarding empirical research
methods in labour law, and casts light on how empirical research
can be conducted in highly contested fields to enhance labour law
policy-making. This collection aims to inspire labour lawyers to
embark upon new forms of empirical research, both to enrich their
existing research projects, and to ask new research questions. It
offers the first stage of a collaborative and interdisciplinary
dialogue on empirical labour law research, to emphasise the
importance of collaboration and intergenerational mentoring in
building empirical capacity.
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.
The concept of 'employee' is arguably the most important one in
labour law, defining, as it does, the scope of the discipline as a
whole. This important new publication aims to develop a restatement
of the concept of the employee in European labour law. The study
identifies both problems and solutions that have emerged, clearly
setting out comparisons between the different member states'
approaches. The country reports explore both statutes and case law,
tracking their contribution to legal doctrine. The objective of the
restatement is to increase knowledge and gain a better
understanding of one of the most crucial aspects of European labour
law. Assistant Editors: - Marta Otto - Effrosyni Bakirtzi
Racism and the Law is a text and casebook that provides an
introduction to the close and complex relationships between race
and law, legal institutions, and legal personnel. It combines
original text with primary source documents such as judicial
decisions and statutory materials. Historical, political, and
linguistic analyses of legal materials are provided throughout the
text. The book deals with the major historical legal developments
that have caused and reinforced discrimination against African
Americans, Asians, and Latinos, and addresses the courageous
efforts of civil rights lawyers and organizations working for
racial justice and equality in America. The volume is intended for
use in undergraduate studies in several fields, including political
science, history, African American studies, public policy,
sociology, and criminal justice. It includes a bibliography for
readers who wish to explore the topics in greater depth and the
concluding chapter features specific directions for prospective
lawyers who hope to work for racial justice in the early 21st
century.
Labour and social security law studies have addressed the topic of
the decline of the standard employment relationship mainly from the
point of view of the growing number of atypical relationships. Only
a limited number of studies have examined the issue from the
perspective of the differentiation between core and contingent
work. Such an examination is necessary as the increase in
contingent work leads to complicated legal questions which vary
between European states depending on the type of contingent
arrangements that have become most prevalent. This book analyses,
using a comparative approach, these different types of contingency
from a national and EU perspective touching on the work
relationship from a labour as well as a social security point of
view. The aim of the book is to identify and analyse those
questions adopting an innovative approach and to put forward
proposals for safeguarding social cohesion within undertakings and
European society.
The value of work cannot be underestimated in today's world. Work
is valuable because productive labour generates goods needed for
survival, such as food and housing; goods needed for
self-development, such as education and culture; and other material
goods that people wish to have in order to live a fulfilling life.
A job also generally inspires a sense of achievement, self-esteem
and the esteem of others. People develop social relations at work,
which can be very important for them. Work brings both material and
non-material benefits. There is no doubt that work is a crucial
good. Do we have a human right to this good? What is the content of
the right? Does it impose a duty on governments to promote full
employment? Does it entail an obligation to protect decent work?
There is also a question about the right-holders. Do migrants have
a right to work, for example? At the same time many people would
rather not work. What kind of right is this, if many people do not
want to have it? The chapters of this book address the uncertainty
and controversy that surround the right to work both in theoretical
scholarship and in policymaking. They discuss the philosophical
underpinnings of the right to work, and its development in human
rights law at national level (in jurisdictions such as the United
Kingdom, Australia, Japan, France and the United States) and
international level (in the context of the United Nations, the
European Social Charter, the International Labour Organization,
theEuropean Convention on Human Rights and other legal orders).
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