21210062 - Global economy and labour rights

The course is aimed at critically addressing, at an advanced level, central aspects of contemporary economic analysis. The determinants of income distribution and relative prices will be examined following alternative approaches.

Curriculum

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Programme

Sustainable Development, Global Economy and Social Rights: why we need a linkage


1.1 The Social Clause: issues, concepts, origins and concerns

1.2 Sustainable Development and the role of International and Comparative Labour Law

1.3 International and Comparative Labour law: sources and documentations



The International Labour Organization and International Labour Standards


2.1 ILO Standard Setting and Structure

2.2 ILO Monitoring and Member Nation Compliance

2.3 The Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and the Agenda on Decent Work



The European Union and Employment Law
3.1 General overview

3.2 The legislative process

3.3 The social partners competence of the EU regarding social policies

3.4 Individual employment law

3.5 Collective employment rights

International and European Trade Agreements
4.1 International Trade Agreements: the linkage between trade and social rights.

4.2 Multinational Enterprises and Codes of Conduct: The OECD Guidelines for MNEs in Perspective

4.3 The most important international Trade Agreements

4.4 The European Union internal and external action in the international trade relationships context

4.5 The European Social Clause



Conflicts of laws in employment contracts, social security systems and industrial relations
5.1 The national rules

5.2 The international and european rules

Core Documentation

Servais J.M., International Labour Law, Fifth edition, Wolters Kluwer International, 2017.
M. Giovannone, La tutela dei labour standards nella catena globale del valore, Aracne Editore, 2019.

Reference Bibliography

Perulli A., Treu T., Sustainable Development, Global Trade and Social Rights: An Evolutionary Perspective, Wolter Kluwer International, 2018. Servais J.M., International Labour Law, Fifth edition, Wolters Kluwer International, 2017. M. Giovannone, La tutela dei labour standards nella catena globale del valore, Aracne Editore, 2019.

Type of delivery of the course

Lectures in the classroom or in digital platform in sychronous way

Attendance

Recommended attendance

Type of evaluation

The final exam consists in an oral interview aimed at checking the level of learning achieved by students with reference to) to the basic understanding of the regulatory framework; b) illustration capability of institutes with respect to the basis of positive law, theoretical configuration of the same examination as set out in the texts. Questions may cover the entire content of the texts. For the final evaluation of candidates it’s taken into account both the general language properties and the technical mastery of the concepts and legal terms.

Mutuazione: 21210062 Global economy and labour rights in Economia dell'ambiente e dello sviluppo LM-56 (docente da definire)