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Labour Standards in International Economic Law

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  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. Henner Gött

    1. Institute of International and European Law, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

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  • Covers topics of high theoretical and practical relevance
  • Targeted at academics as well as practitioners in governments, international organizations, business associations, trade unions, NGOs and private practice
  • Provides guidance for future research and practice

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Labour Standards in International Economic Law: An Introduction

    • Henner Gött
    Pages 1-8

  4. Labour Regulation of Trade, Investment and Finance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. The Implications of EC – Seal Products for the Protection of Core Labour Standards in WTO Law

      • Thomas Cottier
      Pages 69-92

    3. The WTO and Child Labour: Implications for the Debate on International Constitutionalism

      • Franziska Humbert
      Pages 93-111

    4. Labour Standards and Trade: Need We Choose Between ‘Human Rights’ and ‘Sustainable Development’?

      • Tonia Novitz
      Pages 113-134

    5. Civil Society Meetings in EU Free Trade Agreements: The Purposes Unravelled

      • Jan Orbie, Lore Van den Putte, Deborah Martens
      Pages 135-152

    6. Comparative Conclusions on Arbitral Dispute Settlement in Trade-Labour Matters Under US FTAs

      • Patrick Abel
      Pages 153-184

    7. An Individual Labour Complaint Procedure for Workers, Trade Unions, Employers and NGOs in Future Free Trade Agreements

      • Henner Gött
      Pages 185-209

    8. Implications of CETA and TTIP on Social Standards

      • Reingard Zimmer
      Pages 211-231

    9. Mainstreaming Investment-Labour Linkage Through ‘Mega-Regional’ Trade Agreements

      • Henner Gött, Till Patrik Holterhus
      Pages 233-271

    10. Labour Standards and the World Bank. Analysing the Potential of Safeguard Policies for Protecting Workers

      • Franz Christian Ebert
      Pages 273-304
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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.

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  • Institute of International and European Law, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

    Henner Gött

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Henner Gött, Institute of International and European Law, Georg August University Göttingen, Germany

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