Research Handbook on Labour, Business and Human Rights Law (Research Handbooks in Human Rights series)

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Inquisitive and diverse, this innovative Research Handbook explores the ways in which human rights apply to people at work, through national constitutional provisions, judicial decisions and the application of rights expressed in supranational instruments. Analysing why certain human rights are deemed fundamental and how they apply in the context of work, this expansive Research Handbook highlights the gulf between the ideal applications of these rights universally, and the increasing reality in the new economy that these are rarely enforceable for employees in alternative forms of employment. Established and emerging scholars provide perspectives from countries across all continents, identifying issues of prominence in their area of the globe. Probing workers' rights and business obligations, the Research Handbook on Labour, Business and Human Rights Law will be imperative reading for scholars and students working within the fields of labour law, human rights, and business ethics. This timely Research Handbook will also appeal to lawyers, trade union officials and government affairs staff, broadening their understanding of the laws and obligations impacting their positions. df4557bd_C(full permission) Contents Contributors Copyright Preface Civil Law and Constitutional Sources Common Law Concepts Scope and Coverage Supranational Influences Transition Economies Perspectives on labour and human rights Fundamental rights and German labor law (The right to) work as foundational value_ Italy and the very notion of a constitutional promise Fundamental labour rights in Brazil_ challenges and developments Business, labor law and human rights in Japan Fundamental rights and Swedish labour law Worker rights as human rights_ regenerative reconception or rhetorical refuge_ Business and labour, and human rights in New Zealand The architecture of human rights at work in Israeli law Human rights in the evolution of South African labour law Labor disputes in China from a fundamental labor rights perspective Trying to balance economic and labour rights_ the case of Russia Freedom of association_ its emergence and the case for prevention of its decline Freedom from child labour_ a fundamental right Workplace gender equality as a human right_ the ILO approach How the ILO embraced human rights The European Convention on Human Rights as a fountain of labour rights Labor human rights and the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Fundamental labour rights, platform work and human rights protection of non-standard workers Decent work challenges for atypical workers in Korea From workers’ rights to human rights at work Multinational enterprises and labour rights_ concepts and implementation The EU’s CSR policy in a global and national context State extraterritorial regulation and decent work in the Asia Pacific Index