Course overview
The course focuses upon the legal regulation of work in the global era. Students will consider the role of the ILO and other supranational institutions involved in labour regulation. In this context, students will also consider themes underpinning debate concerning the meaning of work, the scope and application of labour regulation and the new forms of regulation governing work. The course will draw upon an international and comparative perspective and students will be encouraged to share their own experiences of labour law in their jurisdiction. Topics include precarious work and decent work, migration and labour, trafficking and prostitution, the role of courts and parliament, freedom of expression and work/life boundaries, platform work and the gig economy, human capital and employee mobility and the law regulating dismissal.
Course learning outcomes
- Identify and critically analyse historical and global context in which the legal regulation of work was originally established and now operates
- Identify and apply the fundamental principles which underpin the modern law of work at the global level
- Analyse critically those fundamental principles, especially in the light of the different national, social, cultural and economic contexts in which the law of work operates
- Become skilled in the analysis of case law in relation to work issues in a global world
- Become adept in applying and interpreting statutory regulatory regimes (including international conventions) as they apply to work relations in a globalised world
- Research the law as it relates to work relationships in a globalised world