Home >
Law >
Employment / Labour Law >
Philosophical Foundations of Labour Law

Philosophical Foundations of Labour Law

Author: Hugh Collins; Gillian Lester; Virginia Mantouvalou
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198825272
Published In: December 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

List Price: HKD 1,625.00

HKD 1,576.25 Save HKD 48.75 (3%)

Download Order Form

Add to Wishlist
| Add to Compare

Description
Contents

Details

This collection of essays presents an interdisciplinary investigation by lawyers and philosophers into the philosophical ideas, concepts, and principles that provide the foundation for the field of labour law and employment law.

The book addresses the doubts that have been expressed about whether a body of labour law that protects workers is needed at all, what should be regarded as the proper scope of the field in the light of developments such as the integration of work and home life by means of technology, the globalization of the economy, and the precarious kinds of work that thrive in the gig economy.

Paying particular attention to political philosophy and theories of justice, the contributions focus on four themes: I. freedom, dignity, and human rights; II. distributive justice and exploitation; III. workplace democracy and self-determination; and IV. social inclusion.

1: Introduction: Does Labour Law Need Philosophical Foundations?, Hugh Collins, Gillian Lester, and Virginia Mantouvalou

Part I: Freedom, Dignity, and Human Rights

2: The Contractualisation of Labour Law, John Gardner

3: Is the Contract of Employment Illiberal?, Hugh Collins

4: Dignity at Work, Pablo Gilabert

5: Civic Republican Political Theory and Labour Law, David Cabrelli and Rebecca Zahn

6: Human Freedom: A Way out of Labour Law's Fly Bottle, Brian Langille

7: Human Rights as Foundations for Labour Law, Joe Atkinson

Part II: Distributive Justice and Exploitation

8: Distributive Justice and Labour Law, Guy Davidov

9: Discrimination and Labour Law: Locating the Market in Maldistribution and Subordination, Noah D. Zatz

10: Structures of Exploitation, Jonathan Wolff