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The United Nations is a vital part of the international order. Yet this book argues that the greatest contribution of the UN is not what it has achieved (improvements in health and economic development, for example) or avoided (global war, say, or the use of weapons of mass destruction). It is, instead, the process through which the UN has transformed the structure of international law to expand the range and depth of subjects covered by treaties. This handbook offers the first sustained analysis of the UN as a forum in which and an institution through which treaties are negotiated and implemented. Chapters are written by authors from different fields, including academics and practitioners; ...
The editors’ substantive introduction and the specially commissioned chapters in the Handbook explore the emergence of transnational labour law as a field, along with its contested contours. The expansion of traditional legal methods, such as treaties, is juxtaposed with the proliferation of contemporary alternatives such as indicators, framework agreements and consumer-led initiatives. Key international and regional institutions are studied for their coverage of such classic topics as freedom of association, equality, and sectoral labour standard-setting, as well as for the space they provide for dialogue. The volume underscores transnational labour law’s capacity to build bridges, including on migration, climate change and development.
Comprises a collection of papers grouped around four themes: the existing institutional framework for monitoring state compliance with social and economic rights; rethinking methods of supervision and evaluating their impact; international supervision at the time of institutional reform; and future approaches to international regulation and supervision.
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De nombreuses personnes se retrouvent dans la situation de discrimination au travail lorsqu'elles postulent à un emploi, et d'autres se résignent devant le refus, au sein de l'entreprise, d'accéder à des postes de responsabilité malgré leurs compétences. Au coeur du mandat de l'O.I.T. se trouve l'objectif d'éliminer cette différence de traitement. Comment l'O.I.T. contribue-t-elle à améliorer l'accès au travail des femmes, des hommes et des personnes vulnérables en Afrique ?