Full Description
The book offers a comprehensive perspective on the highly topical issue of protecting and promoting labour standards in international economic law and the globalized economy. For the purpose of an in-depth analysis of both the specific and the fundamental aspects in this regard, it combines views from specialized academics of the legal and political sciences as well as experienced practitioners. The contributions to this book do not only reveal recurring obstacles but also point at best practices and potential for synergies, providing important guidance for future research and practice in international economic and labour law and policy.
Contents
Henner Gött, Labour Standards in International Economic Law - An Introduction.- Part I Setting the Scene: Peter-Tobias Stoll, International Economic and Social Dimensions - Divided or Connected?.- Claire La Hovary, The ILO's Mandate and Capacity - Creating, Proliferating and Supervising Labour Standards for a Globalized Economy.- Anne Trebilcock, Why the Shift from International to Transnational Law is Important for Labour Standards.- Part II Labour Regulation of Trade, Investment and Finance: Thomas Cottier, WTO Law, Labour Standards and Human Rights - Implications of the EC-Seal Products case.- Franziska Humbert, The Prohibition of Child Labour and Trade: Implications for the Debate on Constitutionalism.- Tonia Novitz, Labour Standards and Trade: Need We Choose between 'Human Rights' and 'Sustainable Development'?.- Jan Orbie, Lore van den Putte and Deborah Martens, Civil Society Meetings in EU FreeTrade Agreements: The Purposes Unravelled.- Patrick Abel, Comparative Conclusions on Arbitral Dispute Settlement in Trade-Labour Matters under US Free Trade Agreements.- Henner Gött, An Internationalized Individual Labour Complaint Procedure for Workers, Trade Unions, Employers and NGOs in Future Free Trade Agreements.- Reingard Zimmer, Implications of CETA and TTIP on Social Standards.- Henner Gött and Till Patrik Holterhus, Mainstreaming Investment-Labour Linkage through 'Mega-Regional' Trade Agreements.- Franz Christian Ebert, Labour Standards and the World Bank. Analysing the Potential of Safeguard Policies for Protecting Workers.- Part III Business Conduct and Labour Standards: Katja Gehne, Soft Standards and Hard Consequences - Why Transnational Companies Commit to Respect International Labour and Social Standards, and How this Relates to Business and Regulation.- Rüdiger Krause, The Promotion of Labour Standards through International Framework Agreements.- Anja Seibert-Fohr, International Labour Standards in Private Litigation: The Case of the US Alien Torts Claims Act.- Nazli Aghazadeh, Promoting Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains through Consumers' Choice - Is Social Labelling Effective?.- Part IV Labour Standards in International Economic Law - A Proposal for Practice: Peter-Tobias Stoll, Henner Gött and Patrick Abel, A Model Labour Chapter for Future EU Trade Agreements.
