The eleven papers reprinted here were originally presented at the 16th Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law, held in Brisbane in July 2002. Each paper is organized around the following considerations for the particular country in question:
- factors determining the role of collective agreements;
- factors determining the regulatory power of collective agreements toward the employment contract;
- factors limiting the regulatory power of collective agreements;
- degree of freedom of the parties to shape the employment contract; and
- future prospects for collective agreements as a means of regulating the employment contract.