Human Rights, Labor Rights, and International Trade (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)

Contributors To Human Rights, Labor Rights, And International Trade Provide The First Comprehensive View Of Labor Rights In The International Trade System And The Avenues Open To Worker Rights Claims In The Global Economy Under International Human Rights Instruments, U.s. Trade Laws, Free Trade Agreements, Labor Rights Litigation, And Corporate Codes Of Conduct. They Address Worker Rights From The Standpoints Of Human Rights Concerns, Trade And Development Policy, And Labor Law Principles. Developments In The Global Economy - Including The European Union And The Ilo; Nafta; Gatt And The New Wto; And The Japanese Organization Of The Pacific Rim - Create Issues Regarding Migration Patterns, Resource Conservation And Environmental Protection, Foreign Policy, And Labor. Combining The Rarefied Atmosphere Of Human Rights Theory With The Nitty-gritty Details Of Worker Organizing, This Book Addresses The Issue Of Distinguishing Which Worker And Trade Union Rights Are Fundamental Human Rights And Which Are Really Assertions Of Privileges Or Claims For Benefits.--jacket. Pt. 1. Labor Rights And Human Rights. Labor Rights And Human Rights : A Historical Perspective / David Montgomery -- The Paradox Of Workers' Rights As Human Rights / Virginia A. Leary -- Human Rights And Labor Rights : A European Perspective / Denis Macshane -- Labor Rights Provisions In U.s. Trade Law : Aggressive Unilateralism? / Philip Alston -- Pt. 2. Labor Rights And Trade. In From The Margins : Morality, Economics, And International Labor Rights / Stephen Herzenberg -- At The Junction Of The Global And The Local : Transnational Industry And Women Workers In The Caribbean / Cecilia Green -- Multinational Enterprises And International Labor Standards : Which Way For Development And Jobs? / R. Michael Gadbaw And Michael T. Medwig -- From Intention To Action : An Ilo-gatt/wto Enforcement Regime For International Labor Rights / Daniel S. Ehrenberg -- Private Labor Rights Enforcement Through Corporate Codes Of Conduct / Lance A. Compa And Tashia Hinchliffe Darricarrère -- Labor Rights In The Global Economy : A Case Study Of The North American Free Trade Agreement / Stephen F. Diamond -- Pt. 3. Litigating International Labor Rights. International Worker Rights Enforcement : Proposals Following A Test Case / Terry Collingsworth -- The Pico Case : Testing International Labor Rights In U.s. Courts / Frank E. Deale -- The Castro Alfaro Case : Convenience And Justice-- Lessons For Lawyers In Transcultural Litigation / Emily Yozell. Edited By Lance A. Compa And Stephen F. Diamond. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [293]-301) And Index.

Labor rights have traditionally been a concern of labor law scholars and practitioners whose work concentrates exclusively on domestic developments. In the past decade, however, the globalization of investment and production has expanded the bounds of labor rights discourse.

Contributors to this volume provide the first comprehensive view of labor rights in the international system of commerce. They consider the avenues open to worker rights claims in the global economy under international human rights instruments, U.S. trade laws, free trade agreements, labor rights litigation, and corporate codes of conduct. They address worker rights from the standpoints of human rights concerns, trade and development policy, and labor law principles.

Labor rights have traditionally been a concern of labor law scholars and practitioners whose work concentrates exclusively on domestic developments. In the past decade, however, the globalization of investment and production has expanded the bounds of labor rights discourse. Contributors to this volume provide the first comprehensive view of labor rights in the international system of commerce. They consider the avenues open to worker rights claims in the global economy under international human rights instruments, U.S. trade laws, free trade agreements, labor rights litigation, and corporate codes of conduct. They address worker rights from the standpoints of human rights concerns, trade and development policy, and labor law principles. "A significant contribution to current legal, political, and economic discourse on workers in the global economy."-International and Comparative Law Quarterly