Comparative labour law and industrial relations in industrialized market economies
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Comparative labour law and industrial relations in industrialized market economies
Kluwer Law International, 2010
10th and rev. ed
Available at 5 libraries
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"Wolters Kluwer Law & Business"
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Comparativism is no longer a purely academic exercise but has increasingly become an urgent necessity for industrial relations and legal practitioners due to the growth of multinational enterprises and the impact of international and regional organizations aspiring to harmonize rules. The growing need for comprehensive, up-to-date and readily available information on labour law and industrial relations in different countries led to the publication of the International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations, in which more than 70 international and national monographs have thus far been published. This book, Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Industrialized Market Economies, goes a step further than the Encyclopaedia in as much as most of the chapters provide comparative and integrated thematic treatment. The aim is to describe the salient characteristics and trends in labour law and industrial relations in the contemporary world. This book is obviously not exhaustive, with respect to the coverage of countries and topics. The authors limit themselves mainly to the industrialized market economies.
The book is divided in four main parts: an introduction relating to methodology and documentation, including the use of Internet. The second part concerns international actors, like the International Employer's Organisations and the International Trade Union Movement, as well as Human Resources Management. The third concerns the sources of regulation, concentrating on International and European Labour Law, as well as on Codes of Conduct for Multinational Enterprises and describes also the rules in case of conflict of laws. The last part deals with international developments and comparative studies in not less than 15 chapters. The Xth edition, will like the previous editions, serve as a textbook and reference work to facilitate the task of teachers and students of comparative labour law and industrial relations. It will also provide labour lawyers with the necessary insights to cope with a world which is increasingly international.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Comparativism in Labour Law and Industrial Relations R. Blanpain Chapter 2 Comparative Labour Law: Sources and Documentation M. Colucci ACTORS Chapter 3 National, Regional and International Employers' Organizations G. Rynhart and J. Dejardin Chapter 4 The International Trade Union Movement J.P. Windmuller, S.K. Pursey and J. Baker Chapter 5 Human Resource Management in Context R.S. Schuler, S.E. Jackson and I. Tarique SOURCES OF REGULATION Chapter 6 International Labour Law L. Swepston Chapter 7 The European Union and Employment Law R. Blanpain Chapter 8 Multinational Enterprises and Codes of Conduct: The OECD Guidelines for MNEs in Perspective R. Blanpain Chapter 9 Conflicts of Laws in Employment Contracts and Industrial Relations M. Franzen INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES Chapter 10 Protection of Migrant Workers in an Era of Globalization: The Role of International Instruments Piyasiri Wickramasekara Chapter 11 Freedom of Association B. Creighton Chapter 12 Subordinate Employees or Self-Employed Workers? Chris Engels Chapter 13 Working Conditions and Globalization Jean-Michel Servais Chapter 14 Equality and Prohibition of Discrimination in Employment P. Foubert Chapter 15 Employment Privacy F. Hendrickx Chapter 16 Security of Employment and Employability Jacques Rojot Chapter 17 National Trade Union Movements G.P. Cella and T. Treu Chapter 18 Forms of Employee Representational Participation M. Biagi and M. Tiraboschi Chapter 19 Transnational Information and Consultation: The Recast European Works Council Directive C. Engels Chapter 20 Collective Bargaining: International Developments and Challenges Greg J. Bamber, Peter Sheldon and Bernard Gan Chapter 21 The Law of Strikes and Lockouts A.T.J.M. Jacobs Chapter 22 Settlement of Disputes over Rights A. Gladstone Chapter 23 Settlement of Disputes over Interests A. Goldman Index
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