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Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal

Volume 45, Number 1

The Fragmentation And Complexity Of Labour Law, Effective Protections, And Better Work: An Analytical Framework, Dalia Gesualdi-Fecteau, Richard Johnstone, Geneviève Richard

Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal

Labour law is a fragmented regulatory landscape bringing together multiple legal sources drawn from various areas of law, institutions, and interactions between multiple regulatory tiers and frameworks. This article offers a conceptual and analytical framework for understanding the intricate contemporary structure of labour law and its effectiveness in ensuring the protections it has historically been intended to provide. The article considers four types of legal fragmentation — temporal, vertical, horizontal, and institutional — distinguished by character and effect. The fragmented architecture of legal regulation leads, unsurprisingly, to complexity. The article puts forward an analytical approach that assesses how labour law’s …

Best Friend, False Friend: The “Favour” Rule In Comparative Labour Law, Luca Ratti

Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal

Employment relationships can be governed by multiple legal frameworks, including statutory labour codes, collective bargaining agreements (at both enterprise and sectoral levels), and individual employment contracts. How are conflicts between these sources of law resolved? In many jurisdictions, the “favour rule” addresses such conflicts by prioritising the source that offers the greatest benefit to the employee. This rule aims to prevent employers from leveraging their superior bargaining power in individual contracts to undercut more favourable terms established through collective bargaining. However, comparative analysis reveals that the scope of the favour rule is narrowing in some jurisdictions, where it is increasingly …

Meeting Mandates In A New Labour Federalism: Opportunities And Challenges, Jake Barnes, Hana Shepherd, Janice Fine

Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal

Worker advocates seeking to affect labour policy change in the United States have shifted their attention and energy to states and localities in a move that has been called the “new labour federalism.” new labour federalism has broadened the scope of public worker protections, while also making the enforcement of those protections even more necessary. In this article, we draw on interviews with agencies and advocates, analysis of agency enforcement data, violation estimates, and publicly available information to understand better how federalism has created both opportunities and challenges for workers, employers, and agencies tasked with enforcing employment standards. We contextualise …

The Fragmentation Of French Collective Bargaining, Nicolas Moizard

Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal

Since the 1980s, collective bargaining in France has transitioned from a centralised model based on national labour laws and sectoral agreements to a decentralised system emphasising company-level agreements. Historically, law, and sectoral agreements provided strong, uniform worker protections, but reforms, including President Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 executive orders, have allowed company agreements to override sectoral agreements and legislation, even when less favourable to employees. This shift aims to enhance flexibility and competitiveness but has fragmented protections. Small companies increasingly use direct referendums to approve agreements without formal negotiation, leading to reduced protections such as longer hours and lower pay. Many companies …

The Legal Framework For Sexual Harassment At Work In Australia And In Québec: Case Studies Of Complexity And Its Countervailing Forces, Rachel Cox

Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal

This paper analyses the complex legal framework for sexual harassment at work in Australia and Québec using Peter Schuck’s (1992) definition of complexity and drawing on Alejandro Camacho and Robert Glicksman’s (2019) model of the dimensions of authority and how they combine with the different functions an authority carries out.

In both Australia and Québec, overlapping institutions and approaches can improve enforcement, especially when they are coordinated. overlap is less likely to improve matters if the focus is on standard-setting, where uniformity is important to ensure the clarity, transparency, and legitimacy of the rules for duty holders and workers.

Harmonisation …

When Digital Platforms Intrude Into The Regulation Of Paid Domestic Work: The Case Of Formalisation In Argentina, Lorena Poblete

Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal

Paid domestic work is governed simultaneously by several normative frameworks that have different sources. Traditionally, it has been regulated by what Adelle Blackett defines as the “law of the household workplace,” as well as by state law. Thus, the tension between these two normative frameworks makes effective access to rights uncertain for domestic workers, even those with formal labour contracts. In addition, when digital platforms intervene, their rules also apply. From a sociological perspective, and using the categories forged by historical institutionalism to study dynamics of institutional change, this article aims to understand how different normative systems — formal and …

Platform Capital And The City: Governing Uber In Buenos Aires And Manchester, Mathew Johnson, Angel Martin-Caballero

Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal

Recent literature has drawn attention to the various regulatory battles and flashpoints triggered by the entry of platform Transportation network Companies such as Uber and Lyft into cities around the world. Drawing on original case study analysis of Uber in Buenos Aires and Greater Manchester, we explore the increasingly complex and dynamic nature of local regulatory responses to platforms, and how they evolve over time. We develop a three-fold analytical framework that illustrates the important interactions between the competencies of local regulatory actors, the power of different interest groups, and the legitimacy of institutional rules. Our findings suggest that balancing …

The Working Sovereign: Labour And Democratic Citizenship By Axel Honneth, Translated By Daniel Steuer, Polity Press, 2024, Sergio Gamonal C

Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal

IN THE WORKING SOVEREIGN: Labour and Democratic Citizenship, Axel Honneth reflects on the importance of labour in democratic life. Honneth rescues a lost tradition, and I believe this work will be very relevant to labour law.

South Carolina Administrator Workforce Profile For 2023–24, Brian Cartiff, Svetlana Dmitrieva, Angela Starrett

Reports

This report details South Carolina’s public school administrator workforce for the 2023–24 academic year. SC TEACHER publishes educator workforce profiles each year, covering public school teacher and administrator populations. Alongside the full breadth of SC TEACHER’s research, these profiles share information and insights with educators, policymakers, community members, and other stakeholders.

The analysis in this report draws on statewide data to examine the demographic characteristics of South Carolina’s principal and assistant principal workforce. Findings are based on data from 1,380 principals and 2,280 assistant principals employed in South Carolina public schools during 2023–24. The report also incorporates data from recent …

White Matter Connections Within The Central Sulcus Subserving The Somato-Cognitive Action Network, Georgios P Skandalakis, Evan M Gordon, Nico U F Dosenbach, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

The somato-cognitive action network (SCAN) consists of three nodes interspersed within Penfield's motor effector regions. The configuration of the somato-cognitive action network nodes resembles the one of the 'plis de passage' of the central sulcus: small gyri bridging the precentral and postcentral gyri. Thus, we hypothesize that these may provide a structural substrate of the somato-cognitive action network. Using microdissections of 16 human hemispheres, we consistently identified a chain of three distinct plis de passage with increased underlying white matter in locations analogous to the somato-cognitive action network nodes. We mapped localizations of plis de passage into standard stereotactic space …

The Role Of Popular Culture In Decolonial Transformative Learning: A Racially Minoritized Adult Educator's Journey, Riyad Shahjahan

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

While a growing body of literature examines the role of popular culture in transformative learning, much of it centers on fostering transformative experiences among learners, rather than educators themselves. This paper addresses that gap by exploring how popular culture enhances transformative learning for racially minoritized adult educators. Drawing from my experiences as a graduate instructor at a predominantly white institution, I reflect on how engaging with popular cultural texts facilitated my own transformative learning within my teaching practice. Grounded in decolonial theory, which emphasizes the inclusion of Indigenous and marginalized knowledges while confronting contemporary colonial oppressions, my reflexive approach highlights …

The Shooting Of Sonya Massey Case Analysis, Cameron Stevens

COD Library Student Research and Award Symposium

This paper examines the shooting of Sonya Massey by Deputy Sean Grayson, highlighting systemic failures, Grayson's background, and the police response. It explores legal proceedings and raises concerns about police accountability, racial bias, and the urgent need for improved training, oversight, and reforms within law enforcement agencies.

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Tauya Forst

A Modern Witch Hunt: America’S Past And Future Of Mass Hysteria And Its Emergence In Contemporaneous Abortion Politics, Makayla Reynolds

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Judicial Storytelling On The Supreme Court’S Sociological Legitimacy, Alexea Fleming

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

Monochromacy Of Justice: The Global Cost Of Racial Colorblindness, Arnold Brown Jr.

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

An Open Letter To Law Students On The Death Penalty, Sister Helen Prejean, Jesse Cheng

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

Of K9s And Quadrupeds: A Cautionary Concession To Police Dogs, Elizabeth N. Jones

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

Populism, Economic Cooperation, And Human Rights In Latin America, Justina Rodriguez Carrozzo

COD Library Student Research and Award Symposium

I studied how modern populist leaders in Latin America, specifically Jair Bolsonaro and Javier Milei, impact economic cooperation and human rights. Through historical comparison and analysis of recent policies, I found that while these leaders promise national strength, their actions often weaken regional ties and democratic protections.

Faculty Sponsor: Professor David Goldberg

Insights Of Intersectional Theory In The Rwandan-Drc Conflict, Yahya Chowdhury

COD Library Student Research and Award Symposium

The 1994 Rwandan Genocide, one of the worst atrocities committed in recorded history, had major social and political ramifications for the region. Analyzing the genocide under the light of Intersectional IR theory highlights these impacts and better allows us to understand the nature of the conflict taking place today.

Faculty Sponsor: Professor David Goldberg

Enhancing Management Of Hospitalized Patients With Opioid Withdrawal, Christine Aliory

Group: Northern Arizona University School of Nursing, DNP Doctoral Papers

Opioid use disorder (OUD) impacts over 1.2 million people in the United States. This population suffers from multiple comorbidities which can result in the need for hospitalization. Managing opioid withdrawal in hospitalized patients is challenging. Assessment tools like the Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS) help healthcare providers determine appropriate interventions to alleviate withdrawal symptoms for these patients. This quality improvement project aimed to decrease the number of incidents of violent behaviors and/or patients leaving the hospital against medical advice (AMA) during opioid withdrawal and enhance nurses’ ability to perform the COWS assessment. Organizational data from a 402-bed acute care hospital …

Toward A Global Consensus On The "S" In Esg: Strengthening Human Rights And Corporate Accountability Through Global Governance, Emma O'Connor

Pace International Law Review

This paper argues that the international community, led by the United Nations, must develop a coherent global framework for the “S” in Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) to strengthen corporate accountability and human rights protections. While environmental metrics in ESG have gained global traction, the social pillar remains fragmented, inconsistently defined, and weakly enforced, opening the door to impact washing, where companies misrepresent or exaggerate their positive social impact. Drawing from international, regional, and domestic case studies, this paper illustrates how this incoherence leads to economic, ethical, and operational harms for businesses and the global community. It argues that public governance …

Human Rights Denied: Forced Evictions And Housing Injustice In The Democratic Republic Of Congo, Francesco Seatzu

Pace International Law Review

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) grapples with a pervasive and alarming phenomenon of forced evictions orchestrated by multinational corporations operating within its cobalt and copper mining sites. This comprehensive inquiry, undertaken collaboratively by Amnesty International and the DRC-based Initiative for Good Governance and Human Rights, meticulously scrutinizes the multifaceted human rights implications emanating from four mining projects situated in the Kolwezi region of the DRC. The investigative report documents a troubling pattern of systematic disregard for the fundamental rights and dignity of affected populations, compounded by a stark failure on the part of mining operators to adhere to extant …

Forced Adoptions Of Ukrainian Children From An International Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Perspective, Ines Gillich

Pace International Law Review

The article analyzes the legality of the Russian practice of forced adoptions of Ukrainian children from an international human rights and humanitarian law perspective. It argues that while the relocation of children from conflict zones to safe areas is generally lawful under international law, these measures must only be temporary, and persons abducted must be returned as soon as possible. This article also argues that human rights obligations must be read in the light of international humanitarian law, which is the lex specialis applicable in armed conflicts. The article concludes that any permanent measures against the will of the children …

Puerto Rico's Coast: Preservation Through Positive Obligations On Property Owners And The State In The Context Of Climate Change, Jaime Villeta-Garcia

Journal of Comparative Urban Law and Policy

The rise in sea level, the obvious rampant coastal erosion and the uncertain future due to climate change urge the need to rethink the coast, through property and administrative law. The security of life, property and the fair and orderly use of the ultra-valuable resources that is the coast depend on a new concept for properties in the coastal zone and its effective execution by a conscious and responsible State. Centered on the community of Ocean Park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, it’s no longer a question of whether coastal property rights can contribute to safeguarding the coast, but rather …

La Diglossie Et L’Enseignement De La Langue Amazighe Au Maroc, Abdelaziz Yannous, Fatima Agrou

Journal of Amazigh Studies

L'école joue un rôle essentiel dans la formation de la personnalité et le développement cognitif de l'enfant, en complément de la famille. Ces deux institutions forment la base principale de la socialisation, à travers les interactions familiales d'une part et le milieu scolaire d'autre part. Cet article examine l’enseignement de l’amazighe standard (AS) dans les écoles marocaines, perçu comme une langue artificielle avec un métalangage souvent méconnu des locutrices et locuteurs amazighophones. Les supports pédagogiques sont présentés non seulement dans une variante autre que Tamazight, mais aussi dans une langue standardisée comportant un nouveau lexique, créant ainsi une situation de …

Amazigh Lexical Substrate In Tunisian Derja: An Outcome Of Linguistic Contact On Youtube And Facebook, Soubeika Bahri

Journal of Amazigh Studies

Despite the extensive discussion of the structural and lexical impact of Tamazight on North African spoken varieties in Morocco, Algeria, and Libya (Berkai 4-14; Souag 2018, 192-200; Faizi 29-39; Bensoukas and Boudlal 179-21; Zellou 1-13), little is known about the linguistic contact outcome between the Tunisian spoken variety (henceforth, Ettounsi or Tunisian Derja) and Tamazight. In this article, we present and analyze Amazigh linguistic substrate examples in the lexicon of Ettounsi. Contact-induced change (Lafkioui 51-93; Thomason 339-46; Heine and Kuteva, 529-72) and language contact on YouTube (Garley, 77-106), along with the method of computer-mediated discourse (Androutsopoulos, 419-438), offer …

‘Amazigh Literary Space’: Intersection And Hybridity Across Languages And Media, Daniela Merolla

Journal of Amazigh Studies

My contribution will focus on multilingualism and multimedia in the ‘Amazigh literary and cinematographic space’ (Merolla De l’art, “Amazigh/Berber Literature”). Examining this notion coined in the 1990’s (Merolla “Gender and Community”) allows us to reflect on ongoing debates regarding North African literatures in postcolonial contexts. It also helps to see that Amazigh/Berber literature solely defined as Amazigh-language production tends to isolate works and performances that engage with multiple languages and literary traditions, cultural intersections, and hybridization in North Africa and its diasporas. The discussion is contextualized within the historical development of what is sometimes referred to as the “North …

Beyond The Binary: Amazigh Ethnicity And Transformational Resistance, Nour Sidhoum

Journal of Amazigh Studies

This article explores Amazigh activism in Algeria, focusing on the role of language, memory, and political mobilisation in reshaping national identity. It critically examines the reductive Arab/Berber binary, arguing that such oppositions, rooted in French colonial logic, provide the vocabulary through which Amazigh identity claims are confined within minority paradigms. The aim is to reconceptualise Amazigh ethnic identity as a form of transformational resistance that challenges dominant power structures rather than merely seeking accommodation within them. Drawing on a diverse range of primary and secondary sources—including memoirs of key figures in Algerian nationalism such as Hocine Aït Ahmed and Sadek …

Complete Issue - Volume 13, Issue 1, Arthur Palmer Hudson, John L. Cotter, Magdalen Eichert, R.A. Mclemore, Madel Jacobs Morgan

Journal of Mississippi History

No abstract provided.