International Labour Law

Description

In this course, you will learn :

• about the specifics of protecting labour rights as human rights, will walk you through the history and future of the International Labour Organization, and will examine the concept of corporate social responsibility and basic workers' rights.
• Learn about international labour law and human rights at work in a way that is simple, clear, and comprehensive.

Syllabus :

1. General part: The Subject, Method, System and Sources of International Labor Law

• What Is International Labour About?
• The Emergence of ILL and Its Evolution
• The History of ILO
• The Sources of ILL

 

2. ILO Law

• Institutional ILO Law: Mandate, Structure, Standards and Mechanisms
• Procedural Law of the ILO
• Principles of the International Labour Organisation
• The Prohibition of Child Labour
• The Prohibition of Forced Labour
• Non-discrimination and Equal Treatment
• Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining

 

3. The Critical Assessment of the ILO's One Hundred Years Quest for Social Justice

• Social Justice in the ILO: an Early Consensus
• The Impact and the End of the Consensus
• The Shift to Social Decency

 

4. International and Regional Human Rights Instruments as Sources of ILL

• Introduction. Overview of HR Instruments
• UN Covenants and Labour Rights
• UN Conventions and Labour Rights
• Monitoring in the UN system, Complaint Mechanisms
• The HR Instruments Adopted by the CoE. Overview

 

5. The Relevance of the ECHR to Labour Rights Protection

• Introduction. Living Interpretation of the Convention
• The Contributions of the ECtHR to Protection from Discrimination at Work
• The Contributions of the ECtHR to Protection of Employee’s Privacy
• The Contributions of the ECtHR to Protection of Collective Labour Rights
• The Impact of HR Jurisprudence on Labour Rights Protection

 

6. International Labour Standards and Responsibilities of Corporate Actors

• The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the UN Global Compact
• the ILO MNE Declaration and the OECD Guidelines 
• The Sustainable Development Goals and the Future of Work
• Private Instruments and Module Conclusions

 

7. The Efficiency of International Labour Standards

• International Labour Law as a Part of the International Public law: Possible Sanctions
• The Implementation Difficulties and How to Overcome Them
• Which are the Legal Concerns?
• The Economic Constraints
• The Problems Arising From the Globalization

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