Fenwick, Colin.

Human Rights at Work : Perspectives on Law and Regulation. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (658 pages) - Oņati International Series in Law and Society Series . - Oņati International Series in Law and Society Series .

Prelims -- Foreword -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- 1 The Application of Human Rights Discourse to Labour Relations: Translation of Theory into Practice -- Part I National Perspectives -- 2 Workers' Human Rights in Australia -- 3 Legal Protection of Workers' Rights as Human Rights: Brazil -- 4 The Growing Impact of Human Rights on Canadian Labour Law -- 5 China's Legal Protection of Workers' Human Rights -- 6 Workers' Human Rights in English Law -- 7 Enforcing Labour Rights through Human Rights Norms: The Approach of the Supreme Court of India -- 8 Legal Protection of Workers' Human Rights in Nigeria: Regulatory Changes and Challenges -- 9 Constitutionalisation of South African Labour Law: An Experiment in the Making -- 10 Legal Protection of Workers' Human Rights: Regulatory Changes and Challenges The United States -- Part II International and Regional Perspectives -- 11 UN Covenants and Labour Rights -- 12 Taking Social Rights Seriously: Is there a Case for Institutional Reform of the ILO? -- 13 The ILO, Freedom of Association and Belarus -- 14 Protection of Workers under Regional Human Rights Systems: An Assessment of Evolving and Divergent Practices -- 15 Is There a Human Right Not to Be a Trade Union Member? Labour Rights under the European Convention on Human Rights -- 16 Giving with the One Hand and Taking with the Other: Protection of Workers' Human Rights in the European Union -- Part III Regulatory Possibilities -- 18 Decent Working Hours as a Human Right: Intersections in the Regulation of Working Time -- 19 Justice without the Rule of Law? The Challenge of Rights-Based Industrial Relations in Contemporary Cambodia -- 20 Australian Textile Clothing and Footwear Supply Chain Regulation -- 21 Conclusion: Regulating to Protect Workers' Human Rights -- Index.

This collection of essays examines whether emphasising that workers' rights are fundamental human rights is an appropriate or effective strategy.

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Employee rights.
Human rights.
Labor laws and legislation.


Electronic books.

K1705 -- .H86 2010eb

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