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Strengthening Labor Rights In Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement: A Lost Opportunity?, Desiree Leclercq, Karen Curtis Jan 2023

Strengthening Labor Rights In Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement: A Lost Opportunity?, Desiree Leclercq, Karen Curtis

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This Chapter was initially drafted during the Obama Administration. The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) had been negotiated and, although it had not yet been ratified in the United States, the Administration and majority of policymakers were in favor of its implementation. Since that time, the United States Administration changed and the United States withdrew from participation in the TPP. While unfortunate, the Administration’s political decision to withdraw from the TPP does not come as a surprise; an examination of the negotiating history of those provisions illuminates a stark political divide within the United States, even prior to the change in …


A Worker-Centered Trade Policy, Desiree Leclercq Jan 2023

A Worker-Centered Trade Policy, Desiree Leclercq

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What is a “worker-centered” trade policy? The Biden administration claims that it means protecting all workers—foreign and American—from exploitative working conditions in trade sectors. The administration’s vigorous enforcement of international labor rights suggests a significant departure from previous U.S. trade priorities centered on domestic interests. For economic and humanitarian reasons, various policymakers and scholars celebrate these developments. They optimistically assume that the administration’s new trade policy will influence foreign governments and facilities to comply with international labor rights in trade if the costs of noncompliance outweigh the benefits. They also assume that the policy will influence compliance with strong labor …


International Construction Law: The Development Of The Business And Human Rights Treaty And Its Implications On Migrant Workers, Anna Parks Muecke May 2022

International Construction Law: The Development Of The Business And Human Rights Treaty And Its Implications On Migrant Workers, Anna Parks Muecke

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Outsourcing Enforcement, Desiree Leclercq Jan 2022

Outsourcing Enforcement, Desiree Leclercq

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International organizations often outsource the enforcement of international law to their member states. The International Labor Organization (ILO), for instance, has neither its own adjudicative body nor an internal system of sanctions. Instead, the ILO’s maritime rules authorize states to impose costly retributive measures against noncompliant states. Conventional scholars are optimistic that these kinds of authorizations will strengthen otherwise toothless international law. During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, states neither followed nor enforced the ILO’s rules, harming hundreds of thousands of seafarers in the process.

Where has international law gone wrong? Challenging the conventional view, this Article unearths the state-centric drawbacks …


A Rules-Based Approach To Jam’S Restrictive Immunity: Implications For International Organizations, Desiree Leclercq Jan 2020

A Rules-Based Approach To Jam’S Restrictive Immunity: Implications For International Organizations, Desiree Leclercq

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U.S. jurisprudence has granted international organizations immunity from suit, even when they carry out operations that violate U.S. rules. In the recent Jam v. Int’l Fin. Corp., the Supreme Court reversed this jurisprudence and restricted the immunity of international organizations. Jam is a landmark decision, but the Court’s failure to address critical questions concerning the scope and meaning of its restricted immunity has led to legal uncertainty and criticism. Under both predominant theories in the international organization discourse – functionalism and constitutionalism – scholars predict that Jam will have a deleterious impact on international organizations. Given the theories’ emphasis on …


Strengthening The Southern African Development Community: A Critique Of The International Labor Organization's Development Assistance In Swaziland And Zimbabwe, Desiree Leclercq Jan 2018

Strengthening The Southern African Development Community: A Critique Of The International Labor Organization's Development Assistance In Swaziland And Zimbabwe, Desiree Leclercq

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Insufficient labor policies contribute to poverty, while those poverty conditions contribute to limited employment opportunities and labor rights abuses. Traditional multilateral lending institutions, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, provide development aid but tend to treat labor policies as incompatible with efficient market functioning. The International Labor Organization (ILO), on the other hand, provides development assistance specifically targeting labor policies. Unlike traditional lending institutions, the ILO's assistance imposes no conditions. Instead, the ILO's mandate requires it to design its programs in consultation with the recipient country's government and social partners.

This article studies the ILO's assistance …


Labor Law - Common Market - Public Policy Regarding Personal Conduct May Act As A Restraint On The Free Movement Of Labor In The European Economic Community, William A. O'Dell Jul 2016

Labor Law - Common Market - Public Policy Regarding Personal Conduct May Act As A Restraint On The Free Movement Of Labor In The European Economic Community, William A. O'Dell

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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United Nations-United States Withdraws From The International Labor Organization, Michael K. Mixson Feb 2016

United Nations-United States Withdraws From The International Labor Organization, Michael K. Mixson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Labor Law - Work Stoppages Called To Protest Actions Of A Foreign State Are Labor Disputes Subject To The Prohibition Against Secondary Boycotts Of Section 8(B)(4) Of The National Labor Relations Act, Edward P. Gibbons Apr 2015

Labor Law - Work Stoppages Called To Protest Actions Of A Foreign State Are Labor Disputes Subject To The Prohibition Against Secondary Boycotts Of Section 8(B)(4) Of The National Labor Relations Act, Edward P. Gibbons

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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International Law - Employment Discrimination. Japanese Corporation Formed Under United States Law Must Comply With Terms Of Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964. Avagliano V. Sumitumo Shoji America, Inc., - U.S. -, 102 S. Ct. 2374 (1982)., Henry Cyrus Mar 2015

International Law - Employment Discrimination. Japanese Corporation Formed Under United States Law Must Comply With Terms Of Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964. Avagliano V. Sumitumo Shoji America, Inc., - U.S. -, 102 S. Ct. 2374 (1982)., Henry Cyrus

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Very Specialized United States Generalized System Of Preferences: An Examination Of Renewal Changes And Analysis Of Their Legal Effect, Gregory C. Dorris Feb 2015

The Very Specialized United States Generalized System Of Preferences: An Examination Of Renewal Changes And Analysis Of Their Legal Effect, Gregory C. Dorris

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Harmonization Of Labor Law In The Eec, Françoise Blanquet Jan 2015

Harmonization Of Labor Law In The Eec, Françoise Blanquet

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Voluntary Plant Closings And Workforce Reductions: An International Perspective, Roger Blanpain Jan 2015

Voluntary Plant Closings And Workforce Reductions: An International Perspective, Roger Blanpain

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Sea Change: New Rulemaking Procedures At The International Labour Organization, Desiree Leclercq Jan 2015

Sea Change: New Rulemaking Procedures At The International Labour Organization, Desiree Leclercq

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The International Labour Organization (“ILO”) turns 100 years old in 2019, and is accordingly one of the oldest international organizations. Its mandate to promote decent work through standard-setting and norm supervision has been challenged by rapid changes in the world of work brought on by globalization, technological advancements, and an increasingly migratory workforce. These changes require the ILO to maintain a flexible system of norm creation and rulemaking that can adapt just as rapidly.

To ensure a flexible system, the ILO should be able to revise its instruments in a sufficiently responsive time. The ILO’s rule to amend its instruments, …


Unlawful Discrimination In Employment--An Outline Of The European Community Rules And Case-Law, Julian Currall Nov 2014

Unlawful Discrimination In Employment--An Outline Of The European Community Rules And Case-Law, Julian Currall

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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China's Human Rights Record Since Tiananmen 1989 And The Recent Mixed Response Of The United States, Daniel C. Turack Nov 2014

China's Human Rights Record Since Tiananmen 1989 And The Recent Mixed Response Of The United States, Daniel C. Turack

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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European Economic Community - Free Movement Of Workers - European Court Of Justice Determines That In A Case Of Temporary Movement Of Workers Member States In Whose Territory The Work Is To Be Carried Out May Not Impose Conditions Related To The Recruitment Of Man-Power Or Procurement Of Work Permits. Case C-113/89, Rush Portuguesa Lda V. Office National D'Immigration, 1990 E.C.R. I-1439, 2 C.M.L.R. 818 (1991)., Kimberly Marshall Nov 2014

European Economic Community - Free Movement Of Workers - European Court Of Justice Determines That In A Case Of Temporary Movement Of Workers Member States In Whose Territory The Work Is To Be Carried Out May Not Impose Conditions Related To The Recruitment Of Man-Power Or Procurement Of Work Permits. Case C-113/89, Rush Portuguesa Lda V. Office National D'Immigration, 1990 E.C.R. I-1439, 2 C.M.L.R. 818 (1991)., Kimberly Marshall

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Best Of Times And The Worst Of Times: Lessons From Recent Reforms Of The French Retirement, Kathryn L. Moore Oct 2014

The Best Of Times And The Worst Of Times: Lessons From Recent Reforms Of The French Retirement, Kathryn L. Moore

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Don't Touch That Grapefruit!: Prohibiting The Encouragement By U.S. Unions Of Secondary Boycotts Abroad, George E. James Oct 2014

Don't Touch That Grapefruit!: Prohibiting The Encouragement By U.S. Unions Of Secondary Boycotts Abroad, George E. James

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Equality And The European Union, Elizabeth F. Defeis Sep 2014

Equality And The European Union, Elizabeth F. Defeis

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Right Of Revolution: Black Trade Unions, Workplace Forums, And The Struggle For Democracy In South Africa, C. Matthew Smith Sep 2014

The Right Of Revolution: Black Trade Unions, Workplace Forums, And The Struggle For Democracy In South Africa, C. Matthew Smith

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Subordinate Or Independent, Status Or Contract, Clarity Or Circularity: British Employment Law, American Implications, Harry Hutchison Sep 2014

Subordinate Or Independent, Status Or Contract, Clarity Or Circularity: British Employment Law, American Implications, Harry Hutchison

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Checks And Ballots: Union Recognition In The United States, Canada, And The United Kingdom In Light Of The Employee Free Choice Act, Liegia S. Difazio Sep 2014

Checks And Ballots: Union Recognition In The United States, Canada, And The United Kingdom In Light Of The Employee Free Choice Act, Liegia S. Difazio

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Naalc And Mexico's Ley Federal Para Prevenir Y Eliminar La Discriminacion: Further Failure Under A Flawed Treaty Or The Beginning Of Meaningful Protection From Employment Discrimination Throughout North America?, Philip Dehart Sep 2014

The Naalc And Mexico's Ley Federal Para Prevenir Y Eliminar La Discriminacion: Further Failure Under A Flawed Treaty Or The Beginning Of Meaningful Protection From Employment Discrimination Throughout North America?, Philip Dehart

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


"Welcome To Europe, Which Has Always Been Yours": Are Bulgarians And Gypsies Second Class Citizens?, Adriana Hristova Sep 2014

"Welcome To Europe, Which Has Always Been Yours": Are Bulgarians And Gypsies Second Class Citizens?, Adriana Hristova

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Jurisprudence Of Discrimination As Opposed To Simple Inequality In The International Civil Service, Brian D. Patterson Sep 2014

The Jurisprudence Of Discrimination As Opposed To Simple Inequality In The International Civil Service, Brian D. Patterson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Relations Of Employers With Workers' Representatives In The United States, J. Ralph Beaird Jun 1986

Relations Of Employers With Workers' Representatives In The United States, J. Ralph Beaird

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There is no question but that current policy in the United States comes down heavily on the side of management flexibility in the area of economic decisionmaking. The question is: should that be changed?